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Město Plzeň
June 20, 2023
Happy heavenly birthday to Robert I. Gilbert, 2nd Infantry Division, 38th Infantry Regiment, Company F, 2nd Battalion, liberator of southwestern Bohemia and honory citizen of the town of Domažlice. (June 20, 1915 – August 11, 2017). Lest we forget!!!
August 1, 2023
José Schindfessel, member of the Belgian 17th Rifle Battalion, veteran, hero and liberator of the city of Pilsen, passed away 6 years ago. He was an active participant in the Belgian resistance (Secret Army, A.S.) joining the US Army after the Battle of the Bulge with the Belgian 17th Rifle…
October 26, 2023
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…
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…