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Czechs mark anniversary of liberation by American troops in WWII

Published on 06/05/2010

In May 1945, western Czechoslovakia was liberated by US forces under General Patton in World War II. Amid a week of commemoration in Pilsen, a new monument to the US forces now stands in nearby Konstantinovy Lazne.