<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>News</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><language>cs-CZ</language><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 17:21:48 GMT</pubDate><generator>NetDirect MediaCentrik</generator><item><title>Meetings with veterans, military program and culture main attractions of today´s Liberation Festival </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/meetings-with-veterans-military-program-and-culture-main-attractions-of-todays-liberation-festival.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The celebrations commemorating the US Army’s liberation of Pilsen is entering its second day. A meeting with U.S. veterans, who will chiefly recall the end of the war, will start at the Peklo cultural center at 10:30 a.m. Soldiers directly involved in the fighting in May 1945 who are regular guests in Pilsen – Earl Ingram, George Thompson, Steven Mason, James Duncan and Robert Gilbert – will all be taking part. For the first time the city is pleased to also welcome veterans from the 26th Infantry Division (Yankee Division), John Coath, Stephen E. Kantor, John Sebesta and Harry Lee. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 21:43:23 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/meetings-with-veterans-military-program-and-culture-main-attractions-of-todays-liberation-festival.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Fashion show brings back the days of stockings and hats</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/fashion-show-brings-back-the-days-of-stockings-and-hats.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[A 1930s and 40s fashion show held on the stage at the Proluka site turned back the hands of time, and as in past years, there was plenty to see. Nearly twenty women’s dresses accessorized with the essential hats, stockings, pumps and even a real fox-fur boa were shown by beautifully styled models.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 21:40:46 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/fashion-show-brings-back-the-days-of-stockings-and-hats.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Liberation Festival starts in Pilsen </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberation-festival-starts-in-pilsen.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The Liberation Festival kicks off today with the opening ceremony for Army Week and scheduled presentations and events at all the military camps in the city center. Historical military vehicles, weapons, glimpses into soldiers’ day-to-day lives today and decades ago, and a vast side program are all to be featured in this year’s celebration of the US Army’s liberation of Pilsen. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 21:17:42 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberation-festival-starts-in-pilsen.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Army Week – Vehicles, training demonstrations and an autograph signing featuring Olympic athletes</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/army-week-vehicles-training-demonstrations-and-an-autograph-signing-featuring-olympic-athletes.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Army Week, a new addition to this year’s Liberation Festival, was launched with gunfire from a historical cannon replica. This marked the opening of the program offered by the Czech Armed Forces, which came to Pilsen to celebrate its 20th year in existence.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 21:13:19 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/army-week-vehicles-training-demonstrations-and-an-autograph-signing-featuring-olympic-athletes.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Veteran Clyde Kessen dies</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/veteran-clyde-kessen-dies.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[U.S. veteran Clyde Kessen, who participated in the 16th Armored Division’s liberation of western Bohemia and Pilsen, died on Friday, April 19. He had visited the Czech Republic several times after the 1989 revolution and was one of the Liberation Festival’s honored guests.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:26:18 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/veteran-clyde-kessen-dies.aspx</guid></item><item><title>James Duncan´s Story opens this year´s festival at 4:30 p.m. today </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/james-duncans-story-opens-this-years-festival-at-4-30-p-m-today.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[An exhibition of large-format photographs named after the man who took the photos, “James Duncan’s Story,” officially opens at Smetana gardens in front of the Research Library at 4:30 p.m. today. 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:32:05 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/james-duncans-story-opens-this-years-festival-at-4-30-p-m-today.aspx</guid></item><item><title>World War II veterans to return to Pilsen this year</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/world-war-ii-veterans-to-return-to-pilsen-this-year.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[World War II veterans will again be among the Liberation Festival’s most honored guests. A number of veterans will be arriving before the festival ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:26:25 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/world-war-ii-veterans-to-return-to-pilsen-this-year.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Military camps, historical vehicles, fashion and swing at Proluka site</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/military-camps-historical-vehicles-fashion-and-swing-at-proluka-site.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[During the Liberation Festival, the Proluka site at Křižík gardens will go back in time to May 1945. A project organized by Pilsen military history clubs titled “Pilsen 1945” will bring you 68 years into the past, to the atmosphere of the twilight of World War II in the western Bohemian city. Proluka and Křižík gardens, from the lawn in front of the Hotel Continental to the area in front of U Mansfelda restaurant, will draw visitors into a history that they can personally experience.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:23:42 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/military-camps-historical-vehicles-fashion-and-swing-at-proluka-site.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Liberation Festival Pilsen 3 – 6 May 2013</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberation-festival-pilsen-3-6-may-2013.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The 24th annual celebration of the US Army’s liberation of the city will be held during the first weekend of May. From Friday, May 3 until Monday, May 6, the city will wrap itself up in the Stars and Stripes to celebrate the US Army’s liberation of the city in May 1945. 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:52:09 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberation-festival-pilsen-3-6-may-2013.aspx</guid></item><item><title>PF 2013</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/pf-2013-5.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:33:11 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/pf-2013-5.aspx</guid></item><item><title>U.S. veterans’ program continues </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/u-s-veterans-program-continues.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[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.
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 14:55:34 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/u-s-veterans-program-continues.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Pilsen unveils memorial to Czechoslovak soldiers who fought on the western front</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/pilsen-unveils-memorial-to-czechoslovak-soldiers-who-fought-on-the-western-front.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[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.
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 14:45:10 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/pilsen-unveils-memorial-to-czechoslovak-soldiers-who-fought-on-the-western-front.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Veterans receive medals at Měšťanská Beseda</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/veterans-receive-medals-at-mestanska-beseda.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[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.
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 14:41:28 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/veterans-receive-medals-at-mestanska-beseda.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Atmosphere of May 1945 in Křižíkovy sady park</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/atmosphere-of-may-1945-in-krizikovy-sady-park.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The Proluka site in Křižíkovy sady park is also filled with the atmosphere of May 1945. As part of the “Pilsen 1945” project prepared by a number of Pilsen military history clubs, demonstrations of everyday military life, authentic weapons, gear, and uniforms await visitors here. A military infirmary, motor vehicle repair shop and period machinery are also on display. A fence with period posters and a newsstand offer insight into regular civilian life. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 23:36:09 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/atmosphere-of-may-1945-in-krizikovy-sady-park.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Vibrant weekend at the Peklo cultural center</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/vibrant-weekend-at-the-peklo-cultural-center.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Military enthusiasts also set up military camps in front of the General Patton Museum on Pobřežní Street. Visitors here could see Camp 1945 – US Army Checkpoint and a historical 92nd Airborne Division camp. Besides viewing historical military machinery, arms, and gear, visitors could learn about the camp’s everyday activities, receive instructions on how to pack a military parachute, learn how to provide first aid, and watch several documentaries.

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 23:30:10 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/vibrant-weekend-at-the-peklo-cultural-center.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Liberation Festival behind the Plaza</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberation-festival-behind-the-plaza.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Visitors also enjoyed the Liberation Festival behind the Plaza shopping mall. Here they could view historical military machinery, cars, motorcycles, gear, and arms, and catch a glimpse of life at a historical military camp.

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 23:27:44 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberation-festival-behind-the-plaza.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Pilsen´s liberators remembered at City Hall steps</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/pilsen-s-liberators-remembered-at-city-hall-steps.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The official program of this year’s Liberation Festival continued in front of the memorial plaques dedicated to the Belgian Brotherhood of the 17th Fusilier Battalion and U.S. 16th Armored Division at the steps to Pilsen City Hall. In addition to the war veterans, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium and the U.S. Ambassador were honored guests of the City of Pilsen. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 23:20:55 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/pilsen-s-liberators-remembered-at-city-hall-steps.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Convoy of Liberty does not disappoint</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/convoy-of-liberty-does-not-disappoint.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[As in past years, Pilsen’s Liberation Festival culminated with the Convoy of Liberty historical military vehicle parade. This year featured 120 vehicles, and there certainly was plenty to see!
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 22:42:14 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/convoy-of-liberty-does-not-disappoint.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Soldiers abroad can also watch the festival in Pilsen</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/soldiers-abroad-can-also-watch-the-festival-in-pilsen.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Thanks to the work of a five-member television crew from the U.S. Army Joint Multinational Readiness Center, news from this year’s festival will also reach soldiers abroad. The television crew aims to show the festival atmosphere and unique nature of the entire event to international audiences. It will use the material it filmed in several reports and documentaries.
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 16:04:18 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/soldiers-abroad-can-also-watch-the-festival-in-pilsen.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Liberate Pilsen has a winner!</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberate-pilsen-has-a-winner.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The winner of the “Liberate Pilsen” game is T. G. Masaryk Legion, repeating their victory from last year. The team was led by commander Ondřej Kovařík, and the privates were David Le, Jan Hajžman, Nguyen Huy Hai, and Martin Saidl. The students received the General Patton helmet challenge cup, and as the grand prize they all get to visit the U.S. base in Grafenwöhr, Bavaria.
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 16:02:11 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberate-pilsen-has-a-winner.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Official presentation of the General George S. Patton Scholarship of Honor </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/official-presentation-of-the-general-george-s-patton-scholarship-of-honor.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The General George S. Patton Scholarship of Honor was officially presented at Republic Square on the afternoon of Saturday, May 5. The founder of the foundation granting the $1,000 scholarship, Doug LaViolette, granted the scholarship to Kristýna Otásková. Along with the scholarship she received a medal inspired by the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration bestowed by the U.S. government. The medal was presented by Marion Kirkham, the brother of U.S. pilot Virgil Paul Kirkham, who was killed at the end of World War II and in whose honor the scholarship was awarded.
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 16:00:35 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/official-presentation-of-the-general-george-s-patton-scholarship-of-honor.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Patton Memorial Pilsen - a memorial to people´s fates</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/patton-memorial-pilsen-a-memorial-to-people-s-fates.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Several years ago, two ladies appeared at the Patton Memorial Pilsen and identified their friend, Vladimíra “Vláďa” Hrušková, on one of the large photographs there. Vláďa married U.S. soldier Melton Williams in November 1945 and left for the United States with him. As many as two hundred similar weddings were held at St Bartholomew’s Cathedral in the fall of 1945. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 15:55:40 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/patton-memorial-pilsen-a-memorial-to-people-s-fates.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Pilsen holds memorial ceremonies commemorating end of World War II</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/pilsen-holds-memorial-ceremonies-commemorating-end-of-world-war-ii.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[At memorial ceremonies held on Náměstí Míru, Chodské Square, and Husova Street, Pilsen residents joined war veterans in honoring the memories of those who fell in the war. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 15:51:41 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/pilsen-holds-memorial-ceremonies-commemorating-end-of-world-war-ii.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Czechoslovak period fashion show</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/czechoslovak-period-fashion-show.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Dozens of people attended the 1940s Czechoslovak fashion show at Křižíkovy sady park on Friday afternoon. The runway featured women’s and men’s styles from the 1945 season. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 15:49:28 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/czechoslovak-period-fashion-show.aspx</guid></item><item><title>General Patton Museum opens new exhibit on Belgian veterans</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/general-patton-museum-opens-new-exhibit-on-belgian-veterans-1.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Starting from this year’s Liberation Festival, Belgian veterans have their own permanent exhibition at the Patton Museum. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 12:21:36 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/general-patton-museum-opens-new-exhibit-on-belgian-veterans-1.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Belgian veterans announce Jan Palach Prize winner – for the last time </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/belgian-veterans-announce-jan-palach-prize-winner-for-the-last-time.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[For the last time, members of the Brotherhood of the Belgian 17th Fusilier Battalion announced the winner of the Jan Palach Prize, a competition they have organized since 1990. The winner of the high school competition, in which contestants must write an essay in French on a subject assigned by the Brotherhood, received a 14-day stay in the French-speaking part of Belgium.
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 12:20:22 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/belgian-veterans-announce-jan-palach-prize-winner-for-the-last-time.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Military camps continue everyday routines</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/military-camps-continue-everyday-routines.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The military camps at the Proluka site are continuing their regular daily routines on Saturday. After breakfast and warm-up exercises, they performed drill exercises, cleaned their weapons and got ready for lunch. The soldiers are also describing the equipment on display and showing weapons to visitors.
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 11:35:39 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/military-camps-continue-everyday-routines.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Republic Square comes alive with song and dance</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/republic-square-comes-alive-with-song-and-dance.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The children’s troupe Jiskřička opened today’s program on Republic Square with songs and dancing. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 11:21:59 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/republic-square-comes-alive-with-song-and-dance.aspx</guid></item><item><title>General Patton Museum opens new exhibit on Belgian veterans</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/general-patton-museum-opens-new-exhibit-on-belgian-veterans.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Starting from this year’s Liberation Festival, Belgian veterans have their own permanent exhibition at the Patton Museum. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 11:14:13 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/general-patton-museum-opens-new-exhibit-on-belgian-veterans.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Liberation of Pilsen to culminate Saturday morning behind the Plaza </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberation-of-pilsen-to-culminate-saturday-morning-behind-the-plaza.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The final battle to liberate Pilsen will culminate on Saturday morning at the park behind the Plaza shopping mall. The military part of the student competition will start at 10 a.m. “The competitors will measure their strengths in several disciplines focused on speed, endurance, and emphasis on teamwork. It is a perfect test of their will and desire to win,” explains the director of the Regional Military Command Pilsen, General Staff Col. Roman Kučera. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 17:09:40 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberation-of-pilsen-to-culminate-saturday-morning-behind-the-plaza.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Festival celebrating US Army's liberation of Pilsen in full swing on Saturday</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/festival-celebrating-us-army-s-liberation-of-pilsen-in-full-swing-on-saturday.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The Liberation Festival continues today with a military program behind the Plaza, at Křižíkovy sady park and in front of the Patton Memorial Pilsen on Pobřežní Street, while cultural events will be held on Republic Square, at the Plaza and at the Proluka site.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 17:08:08 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/festival-celebrating-us-army-s-liberation-of-pilsen-in-full-swing-on-saturday.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Audience moved by veterans at City Hall </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/audience-moved-by-veterans-at-city-hall.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Thunderous applause, hugs, and tears of joy from seeing each other after so many years all marked the start of the U.S. veterans meeting at City Hall in Pilsen. Most of the veterans in the hall that day were among those who brought freedom to Pilsen in 1945. Now, 67 years later, they met up with a number of people who also witnessed those days of May in the final year of World War II.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 17:06:19 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/audience-moved-by-veterans-at-city-hall.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Village of Díly to create memorial plaque honoring six fallen soldiers</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/village-of-dily-to-create-memorial-plaque-honoring-six-fallen-soldiers.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[As has become tradition, the village of Díly (Domažlice) held commemoration services to honor local citizens who were killed in World War II and the American liberators who suffered losses here. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 17:03:59 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/village-of-dily-to-create-memorial-plaque-honoring-six-fallen-soldiers.aspx</guid></item><item><title>The Will to Fight side exhibition</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/the-will-to-fight-side-exhibition.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Since the beginning of May visitors can see a Liberation Festival side exhibition at the General Patton Museum entitled “The Will to Fight.”
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:29:31 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/the-will-to-fight-side-exhibition.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Pilsen revels in Liberation Festival </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/pilsen-revels-in-liberation-festival-1.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Since the early morning, Pilsen’s downtown area, Pobřežní Street and the park behind the Plaza shopping mall have been busy with activity. Period camps are being erected, military vehicles are arriving, preparations are being made to welcome the first visitors – all of this is taking place in the run up to this year’s Liberation Festival.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:26:50 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/pilsen-revels-in-liberation-festival-1.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Flag from veteran´s funeral procession to remain in Pilsen</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/flag-from-veteran-s-funeral-procession-to-remain-in-pilsen.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[When the veterans visited the General Patton Museum this afternoon, the museum was presented with a folded American flag in a triangle display case. Those present did not hide their emotion as it contained the flag from the funeral procession of John Del Santo, one of the US soldiers who liberated Pilsen in 1945. John passed away in November and the veteran’s son, John, brought the flag to the museum. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:24:47 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/flag-from-veteran-s-funeral-procession-to-remain-in-pilsen.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Belgian veterans at the Patton Museum exhibition</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/belgian-veterans-at-the-patton-museum-exhibition.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Starting in May, Belgian veterans will have a permanent place at the Patton Museum with a panel featuring photographs of the Belgian Fusiliers’ banners together with a ribbon the City of Pilsen gave its liberators in 1945. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:23:34 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/belgian-veterans-at-the-patton-museum-exhibition.aspx</guid></item><item><title>iTag trail also available at Liberation Festival </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/itag-trail-also-available-at-liberation-festival.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Are you standing in front of a World War II monument and want to learn more about it? Would you like to know what the schedule for Republic Square is during this year’s festival? Are you planning on visiting several memorial sites and want to use public transportation? If so, the iTag trail is just for you. New to this year’s Liberation Festival, the cutting-edge iTag system will provide you with all the information you’re looking for. To use the system you just need a camera phone with Internet access and a QR code reader (or a phone that supports NFC technology). 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:19:35 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/itag-trail-also-available-at-liberation-festival.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Take a ride in a steam locomotive during the festival</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/take-a-ride-in-a-steam-locomotive-during-the-festival.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[IRON MONUMENT CLUB PLZEŇ, a founder of the Czech Union of Monument Preservationists, is dispatching special steam locomotive trains as part of the Liberation Festival’s celebration of the end of World War II. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:18:19 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/take-a-ride-in-a-steam-locomotive-during-the-festival.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Czech veteran icon to arrive in Pilsen</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/czech-veteran-icon-to-arrive-in-pilsen.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Jiří Schams, an icon among returning Czech war veterans, will also be visiting Pilsen’s Liberation Festival. He will host the military program behind the Plaza shopping mall on Saturday, May 5, from noon till 5 p.m.

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:16:19 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/czech-veteran-icon-to-arrive-in-pilsen.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Take photos and enter the Liberation Festival competition</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/take-photos-and-enter-the-liberation-festival-competition.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Do you like to take photos and are you planning on visiting the Liberation Festival? If so, come enter the competition we’ve set up for you. Shoot your own “period” photograph in Křižíkovy sady park and compete for the title of “Best Photo from 1945,” or enter your picture capturing the festival atmosphere into the city’s photo contest “Plzeň říká sýýýr” (Pilsen says cheeeese).
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:14:03 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/take-photos-and-enter-the-liberation-festival-competition.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Guided tours of military vehicles offered at Plaza this weekend</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/guided-tours-of-military-vehicles-offered-at-plaza-this-weekend.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The weekend military program behind the Plaza shopping mall will include two guided tours of the military vehicles on display – one of the historical vehicles, the other of modern vehicles. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:11:38 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/guided-tours-of-military-vehicles-offered-at-plaza-this-weekend.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Memorial service for last American pilot KIA held in Újezd on April 30 </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/memorial-service-for-last-american-pilot-kia-held-in-ujezd-on-april-30.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[A service was held in front of the Town Hall in Újezd this afternoon to commemorate the 67th anniversary since the end of World War II. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:09:09 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/memorial-service-for-last-american-pilot-kia-held-in-ujezd-on-april-30.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Original AFN recordings to be played behind the Plaza at this year´s festival</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/original-afn-recordings-to-be-played-behind-the-plaza-at-this-year-s-festival.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[AFN, the American Forces Network, accompanied U.S. troops all through the war as one of the many amenities they had and other armies could only envy. The radio station brought their military audience the latest tunes and news from home and abroad as well as sports, special broadcasts and messages from friends and relatives.
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:21:31 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/original-afn-recordings-to-be-played-behind-the-plaza-at-this-year-s-festival.aspx</guid></item><item><title>The winner of Liberate Pilsen will visit a U.S. Army base </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/the-winner-of-liberate-pilsen-will-visit-a-u-s-army-base.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[This is the last chance high school students have to take part in the adventure game “Liberate Pilsen.” Teams must register by April 27 at www.osvobodplzen.cz.

]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:18:53 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/the-winner-of-liberate-pilsen-will-visit-a-u-s-army-base.aspx</guid></item><item><title>For the first time in 67 years, the lost story of one of the liberators returns to Pilsen </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/for-the-first-time-in-67-years-the-lost-story-of-one-of-the-liberators-returns-to-pilsen.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[As part of the Pilsen 1945 project and with the support of the City of Pilsen, Patrick Dewane, the grandson of U.S. veteran Lt. Col. Matt Konop, will come to this year’s Liberation Festival with his inimitable and nationally acclaimed one-man show. With him he will bring the story of his grandfather, the man who declared the liberation of Pilsen.

]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:12:26 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/for-the-first-time-in-67-years-the-lost-story-of-one-of-the-liberators-returns-to-pilsen.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Exhibition on humanitarian aid after the war opens at City Hall on Monday </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/exhibition-on-humanitarian-aid-after-the-war-opens-at-city-hall-on-monday.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[At 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 23, the exhibition “Post-war assistance from the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration” will officially open in the entrance hall of Pilsen City Hall. The exhibition describes the German occupation, damage from the war, raids, the liberation, post-war reconstruction and UNRRA assistance, and makes note of the East Bloc’s rejection of the Marshall Plan and the start of the Cold War. In]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:04:37 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/exhibition-on-humanitarian-aid-after-the-war-opens-at-city-hall-on-monday.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Křimice residents remember victims of World Wars I and II</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/krimice-residents-remember-victims-of-world-wars-i-and-ii.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[At a memorial service held on Saturday, April 21, Křimice residents remembered the victims of World Wars I and II. The names of those killed are inscribed on three memorials near one another on the village green and recall the strength and bravery these people demonstrated in their actions.
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:31:56 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/krimice-residents-remember-victims-of-world-wars-i-and-ii.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Liberation Festival on Facebook! </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberation-festival-on-facebook-1.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The Liberation Festival is now on Facebook! 

]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:13:37 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberation-festival-on-facebook-1.aspx</guid></item><item><title>New content for Liberation Festival website </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/new-content-for-liberation-festival-website.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Comprehensive information, a new design, simple navigation and an interactive map – all these are new features you can find at www.liberationfestival.com. The website provides not only schedules for the Liberation Festival in Pilsen, but also information on From 
D-Day to V-Day, an international project initiated by the City of Pilsen in cooperation with the Patton Memorial Pilsen in 2009. The basic philosophy behind the project has been to symbolically and actually link the beginning and end of the Allied forces’ journey as they liberated Europe. 

]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:02:55 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/new-content-for-liberation-festival-website.aspx</guid></item><item><title>"Liberate Pilsen" game for brave students has started!</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberate-pilsen-game-for-brave-students-has-started.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Get tanks into the city center, clear the city of the last fascists, and liberate prisoners – as well as make it through basic training and prove your first aid skills. The brave student contestants in the third annual “Liberate Pilsen,” a game that lets participants personally experience the final days of World ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:01:18 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberate-pilsen-game-for-brave-students-has-started.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Patton Museum to hold "The Will to Fight" exhibition in May </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/patton-museum-to-hold-the-will-to-fight-exhibition-in-may.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[At the beginning of May 2012, visitors to the Patton Memorial Pilsen can view the brand-new exhibition entitled “The Will to Fight.” Several thousand Czechoslovaks from throughout the country fought in Czechoslovak land-based military units in the West against Nazi Germany in World War II. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:52:44 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/patton-museum-to-hold-the-will-to-fight-exhibition-in-may.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Liberate Pilsen </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberate-pilsen.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[This year marks the third year brave students will be signing up to participate in the game “Liberate Pilsen.” “Students in grades 8 through 11 can sign up to participate in the game. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:29:28 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberate-pilsen.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Liberation Festival cultural program</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberation-festival-cultural-program.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The first weekend of May will offer several cultural venues. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:24:58 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/liberation-festival-cultural-program.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Pilsen already planning to return to May 1945</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/pilsen-already-planning-to-return-to-may-1945.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[For twenty-three years now, the festival celebrating the US Army’s liberation of Pilsen has been the highlight of the city’s event calendar. Joined once again by U.S. and Belgian veterans who liberated the city 67 years ago, we will recall the atmosphere of the spring of 1945. Getting to meet these honored guests has been an unforgettable part of each festival. One of the men, U.S. veteran Earl Ingram, has become the face of the festival, which will run this year from May 4-6. 


]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:59:07 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/pilsen-already-planning-to-return-to-may-1945.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Pilsen already planning to return to 1945</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/pilsen-already-planning-to-return-to-1945.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[For twenty-three years now, the festival celebrating the US Army’s liberation of Pilsen has been the highlight of the city’s event calendar. Joined once again by U.S. and Belgian veterans who liberated the city 67 years ago, we’ll recall the atmosphere of the spring of 1945. Getting to meet these honored guests has been an unforgettable part of each festival. Taking place from May 4 – 6, this year’s festival will offer Pilsners and festival goers memorial ceremonies, historical military camps, World War II exhibitions, a historical military vehicle parade, and a cultural program.

]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:20:07 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/pilsen-already-planning-to-return-to-1945.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Tragic March 15, 1939</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/tragic-march-15-1939.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[March 1939 represents a major turning point in modern Czechoslovak history. The events of that month had an impact on Czechoslovak society for decades to come. The tragic outcome of the Munich Agreement resulted in a Czech national tragedy on the Ides of March the following year. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:06:30 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/tragic-march-15-1939.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Belgian veterans to make last trip to Pilsen as Brotherhood</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/belgian-veterans-to-make-last-trip-to-pilsen-as-brotherhood.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[At an informal meeting at Pilsen City Hall on Wednesday, January 25, Brotherhood of the Belgian 17th Fusilier Battalion members Michel Gilain a José Schindfessel announced that the group would be ending its activities in May of this year.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:04:34 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/belgian-veterans-to-make-last-trip-to-pilsen-as-brotherhood.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Mission carried out by Lt Goddard´s crew ended 68 years ago in Pilsen </title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/mission-carried-out-by-lt-goddard-s-crew-ended-68-years-ago-in-pilsen.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Mission carried out by Lt Goddard’s crew ended 68 years ago in Pilsen region
Not even 68 years after the event have the residents of the southern Pilsen region forgotten about the airmen who were killed when their Liberator bomber crashed in Dubeč (Nepomuk) on February 22, 1944. Each year they hold a commemoration ceremony to recall the events from those days of war. 

]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:50:12 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/mission-carried-out-by-lt-goddard-s-crew-ended-68-years-ago-in-pilsen.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Liberation Festival 2012</title><link>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/news-archive-2011/liberation-festival-2012-1.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The 2012 Liberation Festival will take place in Pilsen from May 4 through 6. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:00:44 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.liberationfestival.com/news/news-archive-2011/liberation-festival-2012-1.aspx</guid></item></channel></rss>