November 14, 2023

Happy heavenly 100th Birthday to the belgian veteran, friend and liberator Louis Gihoul

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…

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November 11, 2023

Pilsen observed Veterans Day today

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…

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October 30, 2023

Colonel and liberator of the City of Pilsen, Charles H. Noble, was born 125 years ago

Charles Henry Noble was born in Boise Barracks, Idaho, on October 30, 1898, the son of Brigadier General Charles H. Noble and Mary Palmer Noble. Charles attended grammar school through high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, and then Columbia Preparatory School in Washington, D.C., prior to entering the Military Academy at…

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October 26, 2023

Happy 120th Heavenly birthday to the Pilsen born colonel and RAF pilot Karel Balík

Karel Balík was born in Pilsen on October 25, 1903 . He went to basic school in Pilsen, then trained as a mechanical locksmith. He was a co-founder of the West Bohemian Aviation Club Plzeň, where he obtained his aviation diploma with his brother Jaroslav. He worked as a transport pilot for twelve…

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October 19, 2023

The RAF fighter pilot Karel Pavlík was born in Pilsen 105 years ago

The RAF fighter pilot Karel Pavlík was born in Pilsen 105 years ago. Karel Pavlík was trained to be a letter painter. He escaped from the occupied homeland via Poland to France, after its capitulation to England. On May 5, 1942, as a pilot of the 313th Czechoslovak fighter squadron, he was…

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October 13, 2023

Happy Heavenly 102nd Birthday to Robert Muthersbaugh, WWII veteran, hero, liberator of Pilsen and Western Bohemia, member of the 16th Armored Division

Happy Heavenly 102nd Birthday to Robert Muthersbaugh, WWII veteran, hero, liberator of Pilsen and Western Bohemia, member of the 16th Armored Division. Robert passed away in July. Lest we forget!

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