Liberation festival 2010
History
On 4 May 1945 General Patton gave the order to resume the offensive in West Bohemia, and the 2nd and 97th Infantry Divisions and the 16th Armored Division pushed forward in the direction of Plzeň. American tanks appeared on the streets of the city from eight o'clock on the morning of Sunday 6 May, to be greeted with immense enthusiasm by local inhabitants.
Liberation Festival
Since 1990 the tradition has grown up of organizing an annual Liberation Festival in May. People come to the city from all over the world to welcome in the spring with music and dance, to meet American veterans and their friends and relatives, and of course to drink Pilsner beer.
News
Exhibition Opening: “Pilsen 1945 Through the Lens of an Unknown Photographer”
5.4.2010
An outdoor exhibition of photographs entitled “Pilsen 1945 Through the Lens of an Unknown Photographer” was organized by the Office of the Mayor of Pilsen… More information...
Patton Memorial Pilsen and the Peklo Cultural Center
2.4.2010
The Patton Memorial Pilsen Museum will add several events to expand its year-round exhibition commemorating the historical events of 1945 in western Bohemia.… More information...
This year’s Liberation Festival to offer a truly special atmosphere
2.4.2010
For twenty years now, the atmosphere of the first days of May has been absolutely unique in Pilsen. Following many decades of silence, since 1990 the people… More information...
Don’t miss…
“Infernal Cauldron”
2.4.2010
One of the high points of this year’s military program will be a historical battle display that has always been especially popular with visitors over… More information...