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The liberator of southwestern Bohemia, Gideon Kantor, celebrates 101st birthday!

Today marks the 101st birthday of Gideon Kantor, the liberator of southwestern Bohemia and a member of the 4th Armored Division.

We wish him all the best and, above all, good health!

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Happy heavenly 104th Birthday to Earl Ingram, veteran, liberator of the city of Pilsen and southwestern Bohemia, and member of the famous 2nd Infantry Division

24. 8. 2026

Happy heavenly 104th Birthday to Earl Ingram, veteran, liberator of the city of Pilsen and southwestern Bohemia, and member of the famous 2nd Infantry Division

Today, American veteran Franklin Simon, a member of the 26th Infantry Division, turns 102

3. 6. 2026

Today, American veteran Franklin Simon, a member of the 26th Infantry Division, turns 102

Harry Humason and Howard Arnold Strauch, who fought in World War II in Europe, visited Pilsen

29. 5. 2026

Harry Humason and Howard Arnold Strauch, who fought in World War II in Europe, visited Pilsen

Fremont Gruss, a veteran of the 97th Infantry Division and liberator of southwestern Bohemia, turns 102!

28. 5. 2026

Fremont Gruss, a veteran of the 97th Infantry Division and liberator of southwestern Bohemia, turns 102!

Thanks to the partners and organizers of the Liberation Festival

11. 5. 2026

Thanks to the partners and organizers of the Liberation Festival

The Liberation Festival concluded with a commemorative act at the Thank You, America! monument

6. 5. 2026

The Liberation Festival concluded with a commemorative act at the Thank You, America! monument

Pilsen honored the memory of those who fell during the liberation and the May Uprising

6. 5. 2026

Pilsen honored the memory of those who fell during the liberation and the May Uprising

A tribute to the liberators of Pilsen was paid at the monument to the 97th Infantry Division

5. 5. 2026

A tribute to the liberators of Pilsen was paid at the monument to the 97th Infantry Division

Gideon Kantor honored the memory of the liberators at a miniature of the famous monument Thank you, America!

5. 5. 2026

Gideon Kantor honored the memory of the liberators at a miniature of the famous monument Thank you, America!

Tribute to American liberator Earl Ingram paid in Kříše

5. 5. 2026

Tribute to American liberator Earl Ingram paid in Kříše