How was Prague liberated at the end of World War II?

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Czechoslovak history Saints Cyril and Methodius, mural by Zahari Zograf, 1848; in the Troyan Monastery, Bulgaria.

The liberation of Prague at the end of World War II was achieved through a combination of a local uprising and the intervention of Soviet forces.

On May 5, 1945, citizens in Prague rose in revolt against the German troops stationed in central Bohemia. While U.S. forces under General George S. Patton had reached Plzeň, they did not advance to the capital, complying with instructions from General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Consequently, the appeals for help from the Western Allies were largely ignored.12

The residents of Prague held the city for four days until Soviet troops under the command of Marshal Ivan Konev arrived on May 9, 1945, to complete the liberation from German occupation.12