Main program
| Saturday, May 1 | ||
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| 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Peklo Cultural Center, Pobřežní St. | Patton Memorial Pilsen and supplementary program (Camp 1945 outdoor exhibition, “Pilsen Does the Boogie-Woogie” exhibition, exhibits from the Patton Memorial’s sister museum in Diekirch) |
| 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. | Spring 1945 – excursions for the public to sites associated with major events in World War II | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Cultural Museum – folk music | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | sady Pětatřicátníků (park) | Presentation of Czech Armed Forces machinery and technology |
| 9:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. | Pilsen – Lobzy shooting range | Czech Armed Forces presentation (Stationary and dynamic demonstrations of modern technology – air rescue squad, military police, military rescue squad, corps of engineers demonstrations etc.). Deployment of the Armed Forces in foreign missions |
| 9:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. | Presentation of modern US Army technology – 2nd Stryker Cavalry | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Jeep Wrangler Club presentation | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 4: 00 p.m. |
U Ježíška St. | Period German Army camp Internal Cauldron – major field battle |
| 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Štruncovy sady (park) | Historical camps: 16th Armored Division of the US Army Authentic operations of a realistic US Army camp in Pilsen in May of 1945. Armored machinery, soldiers, a field hospital, field mess, motor vehicle repair, etc. (the 4th Armored Division Pelhřimov, 2nd Armored in Europe and 2nd Infantry Division Pilsen contributed to the camp) Combined Unit of the Czechoslovak Military in the West, under the command of the US Army in West Bohemia (exhibition of period machinery, soldiers in period uniforms, patrols) |
| 2:30 p.m. | Jeep Wrangler Club presentation (area in front of the Sokol Club building) | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | náměstí Republiky | Presentation by the Police of the Czech Republic (displays of Czech police officers’ equipment and weapons, exhibition of technology and machinery, demonstration of rapid response unit training) and the Pilsen City Police Department |
| 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Musical performances | |
| 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. | Outdoor “retro style” dance (period costumes and music) | |
| 9:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. | Křižíkovy sady (park), Proluka site | ‘Freedom’ Street, 1945 (Tommy & Yankee military history club) – return to the atmosphere and everyday life of a street in Pilsen in the spring of 1945 (historical camp, displays of equipment and weapons, evening movie screenings) |
| Sunday, May 2 | ||
| 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Peklo Cultural Center, Pobřežní St. | Patton Memorial Pilsen and supplementary program (Camp 1945 outdoor exhibition, “Pilsen Does the Boogie-Woogie” exhibition, exhibits from the Patton Memorial’s sister museum in Diekirch) |
| 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Military market | |
| 9:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. | Spring 1945 – excursions for the public to sites associated with major events in World War II | |
| 10.00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. |
Cultural Museum – folk music Presentation of historical military technology and machinery |
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| 9:30 a.m. | Husova St. | Memorial ceremony |
| 10:00 a.m. | Chodské nám. | Memorial ceremony |
| 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Pilsen – Lobzy shooting range | Czech Armed Forces presentation (static and dynamic demonstrations of modern Czech Armed Forces technology – air rescue squad, military police, military rescue squad, corps of engineers demonstrations etc.). Deployment of the Czech Armed Forces in foreign missions |
| 9:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. | Presentation of modern US Army technology – 2nd Stryker Cavalry | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Klatovská St. | Historical military vehicle parade under the command of the Military Car Club Pilsen, with participation from Czech and international military clubs, modern Czech Armed Forces and US Army technology |
| 12:30 p.m. | náměstí Republiky. | Arrival of historical vehicle columns, meetings with veterans, cultural program |
| 2:00 – 4:15 p.m. | Czech Armed Forces concert, Honor Guard exhibition performance | |
| 4:15 – 7:00 p.m. | Cultural program | |
| 9:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. | Štruncovy sady (park) | Historical camps:: 16th Armored Division of the US Army autentická činnost realisticky ztvárněného tábora americké armády v Plzni v květnu 1945. Obrněná technika, vojáci, Authentic operations of a realistic US Army camp in Pilsen in May of 1945. Armored machinery, soldiers, a field hospital, field mess, motor vehicle repair, etc. (the 4th Armored Division Pelhřimov, 2nd Armored in Europe and 2nd Infantry Division Pilsen contributed to the camp) Combined Unit of the Czechoslovak Military in the West, under the command of the US Army in West Bohemia (exhibition of period machinery, soldiers in period uniforms, patrols) |
| 9:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. | Křižíkovy sady (park), Proluka site | ‘Freedom’ Street, 1945 (Tommy & Yankee military history club) – return to the atmosphere and everyday life of a street in Pilsen in the spring of 1945 (historical camp, displays of equipment and weapons, evening movie screenings) |
| Monday, May 3 | ||
| Tuesday, May 4 | ||
| 9:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. | Křižíkovy sady (park), Proluka site | ‘Freedom’ Street, 1945 (Tommy & Yankee military history club) – return to the atmosphere and everyday life of a street in Pilsen in the spring of 1945 (historical camp, displays of equipment and weapons, evening movie screenings) |
| Wednesday, May 5 | ||
| 9:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. | Křižíkovy sady (park), Proluka site | ‘Freedom’ Street, 1945 (Tommy & Yankee military history club) – return to the atmosphere and everyday life of a street in Pilsen in the spring of 1945 (historical camp, displays of equipment and weapons, evening movie screenings) |
| 4:30 p.m. | náměstí Míru | Memorial ceremony |
| Thursday, May 6 | ||
| 11:00 a.m. | City Hall, náměstí Republiky | Memorial ceremony |
| Noon | St. Bartholomew Cathedral, náměstí Republiky |
High mass |
| 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Americká St. | Memorial ceremony “Thank You, America!” |
| 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Kopeckého sady and Křižíkovy sady (parks) | Cultural program – the atmosphere of Spring 1945 (period costumes and music) |
| 9:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. | Křižíkovy sady (park), Proluka site | ‘Freedom’ Street, 1945 (Tommy & Yankee military history club) – return to the atmosphere and everyday life of a street in Pilsen in the spring of 1945 (historical camp, displays of equipment and weapons, evening movie screenings) |
| 9:00 p.m. | Anglické nábřeží | Fireworks celebration |