October 8, 2020

Today the hero Mr. Hubert Rauw, a member of the Belgian 17th Fusilier Battalion, celebrates his 93rd birthday.

Dnes slaví 93. narozeniny hrdina, osvoboditel západních Čech, náš přítel, skvělý a skromný člověk, pan Hubert Rauw, příslušník 17. praporu belgických střelců. Přejeme touto cestou všechno nejlepší a hodně zdraví!!! Aujourd’hui, le héros, le libérateur de la Bohême occidentale, notre ami, grand et humble homme, M. Hubert Rauw, membre du 17e bataillon de fusiliers…

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October 1, 2020

George Thompson celebrates his 96th birthday!

Today celebrates his 96th birthday hero who liberated the City of Pilsen and Southwestern Bohemia, member of the famous 16th Armored Division, George Thompson. SIR, we wish you a Happy Birthday !!!

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September 24, 2020

Today, hero, veteran and liberator of Southwestern Bohemia, member of Company F – 2nd Battalion, 359th Infantry regiment of the famous 90th Infantry Division, Tom Ingram, celebrates his 95th birthday.

Today, hero, veteran and liberator of Southwestern Bohemia, member of Company F – 2nd Battalion, 359th Infantry regiment of the famous 90th Infantry Division, Tom Ingram, celebrates his 95th birthday.   SIR, Happy Birthday, all the best!  

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September 23, 2020

New Patton Memorial Pilsen museum webpage!!!

Are you interested in the exhibition, which was opened on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy? Are you interested in news, facts about the liberation of Western Bohemia? So, you are in the right place!!! The museum is open from Wednesday to Sunday, from…

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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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