June 5, 2024

Historical cars and members of living history clubs are heading from Pilsen to Normandy to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings

For the celebrations commemorating the 80th anniversary of the landing of the Allies on the coast of France in World War II, 35 historic military vehicles of the US Army and a group of about 100 people living hitory clubs are heading to Normandy from Pilsen. Deputy Mayor Lucie Kantorová will…

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May 28, 2024

Fremont Gruss, hero, liberator and friend turns 100!

Today the hero, veteran, liberator of southwestern Bohemia, member of the 97th Infantry Division, Fremont Gruss, celebrates his 100th birthday. Happy Birthday and all the best!

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April 26, 2024

The Liberation Festival Pilsen 2024 starts with Republic Square opening ceremony attended by relatives of US and Belgian veterans

The Liberation Festival Pilsen 2024 starts with Republic Square opening ceremony attended by relatives of US and Belgian veterans. A group of approximately 30 family members, descendants of American and Belgian veterans who participated in the liberation of Pilsen and Western Bohemia, sets sail to the Liberation Festival Pilsen. They…

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April 25, 2024

We honored the memory of the American airmen shot down on April 25, 1945 by laying of the flowers

Twenty American airmen died on April 25, 1945 during the bombing of Škoda Pilsen plant, which was the last major German armory in the final phase of the war. Almost 300 bombers took part in the raid. Seven of them were shot down, four fell in the vicinity of Pilsen,…

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April 25, 2024

The Pilsen city hall hosts an exhibition about nurses in Great Britain between 1939 and 1945

The Nurses of the Czechoslovak Red Cross in Great Britain 1939-1945 is the name of the exhibition prepared and lent to Pilsen by the Czechoslovak Legionary Community on the occasion of the celebration of the liberation by the American army. Forgotten chapters are still appearing in the history of Czechoslovakia.…

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April 25, 2024

Pilsen daily – the son of US WWII veteran launches the Liberation Festival Pilsen singing with Big Band

Since January of this year, the well-known Pilsen musician Ivan Audes has been at the head of the Jazz without Borders association. He has been performing on music stages for 25 years with his group Ivan Audes Trio, and for many years he has also collaborated with a well known musicians…

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