Organizer
Město Plzeň
November 11, 2023
At 11 a.m. Pilsen observed Veterans Day and the 105th Anniversary of the end the First World War. The armistice of WWI was signed in a train car in Le Francport near Compiegne. In the Czech Republic, this important day has been commemorated since 2001. This day is dedicated to the…
November 14, 2023
In Pilsen, Liege and Holýšov we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of our friend, liberator, veteran and member of the 17th Rifle Battalion, Louis Gihoul. Louis Gihoul was attending the Liberation Festival Pilsen on a regular basis. Together with two other Belgian veterans Albért Gelis and Arthur Otto, he…
November 27, 2023
Happy Heavenly 99th Birthday to Lt. Virgil P. Kirkham, the last recorded American USAAF pilot killed in Europe during WWII. It was Lt. Kirkham’s 82nd mission and one that he volunteered to go on. Virgil Kirkham was born in Troutdale, Oregon, a member of the 377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter group, 9th Air…
November 30, 2023
Happy Heavenly 99th Birthday to Glynn G. Raby, WWII veteran, liberator of Pilsen and southwest Bohemian and the honorary citizen of Rokycany Glynn passed away this year in June. Lest we forget!
January 18, 2023
Our friend George Patton Waters turns 82. Dear Pat, we would like to wish you a Happy Birthday, all the best, happiness and good health.
December 3, 2023
Major General, pilot of the 312th Czechoslovak fighter squadron and honorary citizen of the city of Pilsen, Antonín Liška, passed away 25 years ago. He was born on July 14, 1911 in Hromnice near Pilsen. He graduated from the Military Academy in Hranice and the Aviation Department of the Military…