D-Day / V-Day
From Normandy up to Pilsen
Liberation Festival
Pilsen 2012
May 4 - 6, 2012

From Normandy up to Pilsen

65 years ago, June 6, 1944 in the morning, the Allied attack against Wehrmacht Units was opened by the Normandy Landings. The D-Day, when the invasion of Normandy started, became one of the most important events of World War II. The moment of surprise, soldiers´ determination and courage achieved success, the liberation of European Continent started there and continued up to May 1945. Some of the Units, which had combated on the Normandy beaches, finished their victory voyage in Pilsen. More informations

News

8. 5. 2012

U.S. veterans’ program continues

This afternoon U.S. veterans will participate in memorial ceremonies in Kyšice and Dýšina, where they will lay flowers at the memorial to General Patton. More informations

8. 5. 2012

Pilsen unveils memorial to Czechoslovak soldiers who fought on the western front

A memorial dedicated to the Czechoslovak soldiers who fought on the western front in 1940-1945 was unveiled on Husova Street today by officials from the Pilsen Regional Authority, the City of Pilsen and Military Car Club Pilsen. Honored guests included Czech and American war veterans, officials from the Czech Armed Forces, and dozens of Pilsen residents and military enthusiasts. More informations

8. 5. 2012

Veterans receive medals at Měšťanská Beseda

The Liberation Festival closing concert included a medal ceremony. The Regional Military Command Pilsen presented medals to 27 American, Belgian and Czech war veterans at Měšťanská beseda on Sunday, May 6. More informations