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Plzen - The five-day Liberation Festival that celebrated the end of World War Two and the arrival of the U.S. army in Plzen on May 6, 1945 ended with a commemorative event at the memorial to the American troops. The speakers at the event, who included Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and Senate chairman Milan Stech, also talked of Ukraine and warned against a military conflict. Sobotka said the former Czechoslovak communist regime tried to suppress the memories of the liberation of Plzen by U.S. soldiers. He noted that Czechoslovakia was also liberated by Russian, Polish and Romanian troops. Sobotka told...

    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Liberation Celebration of the City of Plzen Every 5 years in the Czech Republic’s City of Plzen's citizens participate in the Liberation Celebration of the City of Plzen. May 6th, 2010, marked the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Plzen by General George Patton's 3rd Army. The people of this town still appreciate what America and the American Soldier did for them. The citizens of Plzen come to say thank you. It is a big celebration. Czech and U.S. flags fly side by side. Large crowds line the streets of Plzen for miles....