Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: partisan

Contrary to the popular myth, May of 1945 saw a major uprising against the Nazi regime that ultimately ended in its fall. The story is complicated, but ultimately the Czech insurgency suffered heavy losses in spite of prevailing in the end (largely with the help of the Russians, both Soviet and ex-Nazi, illustrating the complications involved). A great deal of effort has been made to memorialise the insurgents who died, so the city is covered with these World War II memorials, often on the spot where they fell. The scattered nature of these memorials illustrates that the battles raged throughout the city, far more so than most history books admit. There are also photo books available showing the battles, as a number of photographers took considerable risks to document them. A similar effort has been made with Holocaust victims, usually marking the houses where they lived.