People will meet 150 soldiers in uniforms on Náměstí Svobody square
24 April 2015 – Celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Brno by the Red Army
A full-day program at Náměstí Svobody will feature an exhibition of photographs from the Protectorate and the fights for the city, a field kitchen will in place handing out "liberation goulash", a Red Army field post office with the possibility of writing a period postcard, or an exhibition of arms and equipment.
| 15.30 | a concert of period music: Melody Gentlemen Lednice (a "civilian" production from the 1930s and 1940s) and the Vltava Cossacks ensemble (Russian war songs) |
| 16.00 | ceremonial arrival of a convoy of historic vehicles and troops with 150 uniformed soldiers and 25 Soviet and German army vehicles and weapons |
| from 16.00 | meeting and autographing of direct participants of fights conducted during the Brno Operation |
| 17.30 | announcement of an art competition for primary school pupils on the theme of Liberation of the City of Brno in 1945 |
More on: www.orechov1945.cz
Venue and time: náměstí Svobody, Brno, 10-19 hodin
Free admission
