John pointed out that In a couple days the town of Pilsen in the Czech Republic will be celebrating its “Liberation Festival”. There’s a great photo on the front page from a previous year’s parade.
Read all about it here. http://slavnostisvobody.cz/en/
Here’s some footage from 1945 of Pilsen:
And a few more links thanks to John:
- 70th liberation celebration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toG_WswIrdQ
- Another 70th video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toG_WswIrdQ
- Laying of wreaths at Thank You Monument: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYb8wbYv9cs






























