CELEBRATION OF RETIREMENT - 81st anniversary

The commemorative event, during which we remember the liberation of our town by the American army, will take place on Friday, May 8. The commemoration will take place in Skalník Gardens at the General G. S. Patton Memorial.

Come and commemorate the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the town
This year we will also commemorate the day when the first tanks of American soldiers arrived in Mariánské Lázně. It will be 81 years since that event. As usual, the Liberation celebrations will take place on 8 May in Skalník Gardens.

• 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  Tour of 97th Infantry Division equipment
  Exhibition "Czechoslovak Airmen in the RAF" by PhDr. Daniel Šveec
  Display of a 1:1 Spitfire mock-up
• 11:00
  Ceremonial speeches at the sculpture of the monarchs Franz Joseph I. and Edward VII.
  Procession to the monument of General S. Patton, laying of wreaths
  Performance by the Blue Squadron Pipe Band
• 10:00 - 14:00
  Chopin House "Open Day" and accompanying programmes

What was it like at the end of the war in Marianske Lazne? In April 1945, it became an infirmary town, and in addition to wounded German soldiers and patients from the Berlin hospital, there were also those fleeing from the Allied armies. The number of people in the town had reportedly risen to 40,000 from the original number of about 7,000. American troops under the command of General Patton arrived in the city on 6 May. Unlike other towns where they had to fight the retreating Wehrmacht, Marienbad was liberated without a single shot being fired. However, there were only dozens of Czechs, so there were no celebrations in the town 81 years ago.

The memorial to the soldiers of the American army was unveiled in Skalníkské sady in 1990.