September 23, 2020

Today we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Birthday of a member of the 311th Bomber Squadron of the RAF, Colonel Jaroslav Hofrichter.

Jaroslav Hofrichter was born on September 23, 1920 in Pilsen. He apprenticed as a lathe operator. From the age of fifteen he went to the Pilsen Aeroclub. At the age of eighteen, he enrolled in the “1000 Pilots to the Republic” event, which was to train reserves for the Czechoslovak Air…

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September 16, 2020

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress flies in formation with other planes over the monument Thank you, America! in Pilsen on Saturday, September 19 at about 1:10 PM

On the occasion of the NATO Days and the Days of the Air Force of the Army of the Czech Republic takin place in Ostrava the upcoming weekend, a strategic B-52 bomber will be on display again. This time, however, it appears in the company of Stratotanker KC-135 and F-16 aircrafts…

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June 25, 2020

The recipient of this year’s General George S. Patton Scholarship of Honor awarded through Brian LaViolette Foundation is Martin Volf

On Wednesday, June 24, the award ceremony of this year’s General George S. Patton Scholarship of Honor was held at Pilsen City Hall. Martin Volf, a graduate of the Secondary Technical School of Mechanical Engineering and the Secondary Vocational School of Professor Švejcar, a member of the Pilsen – Skvrňany Volunteer Fire Brigade,…

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May 18, 2020

The ceremony at the Thank you, America! memorial marked the end of this year´s Liberation Festival Pilsen

The laying of the wreath ceremony at the Thank you, America! on May 6, 2020 marked the end of this year´s 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Pilsen by the US Army. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, instead of the huge festivities, the City of Pilsen offered a seven-hour live broadcasting…

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May 4, 2020

Pilsen commemorated the 75th Anniversary of the liberation by the US Army by live stream lasting seven hours

Pilsen commemorated the anniversary of the liberation by the US Army by seven hours lasting live stream on Sunday May 3.  The virtual Liberation Festival Pilsen being broadcasted from the DEPO2015 creative zone watched 45 500 people. It started at 11 AM symbolically reminding the time, when based on the original…

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April 30, 2020

The live streaming program of the Liberation Festival Pilsen starts on May 3 at 11 a.m.

The live streaming program of the Liberation Festival Pilsen stars on May 3 at 11 a.m. The Liberation Festival studio will go in the air on Sunday, May 3, at 11 a.m., in time when the Convoy of Liberty was originally scheduled to set off. The almost eight-hour program, which…

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