PICTURE: Helicopters with tricolor rose above Prague. The Czechia recalled the end of the war in Europe iROZHLAS
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Politicians led by President Miloš Zeman, soldiers and other people commemorated the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe at the National Memorial in Vítkov in Prague on Sunday. War veterans, for example, also came to see the traditional laying of wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The day when Nazi Germany capitulated in 1945 is celebrated by the Czechia together with most European states as a national holiday.
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First, Prime Minister Petr Fiala from the ODS and the Speakers of both chambers of parliament, Markéta Pekarová Adamová from TOP 09, and Miloš Vystrčil from the ODS, entered the area at the memorial. The arrived armed units were also welcomed by the Ministry of Defense, Jana Černochová from the ODS.
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Subsequently, the soldiers brought historical battalions and the soldiers welcomed President Miloš Zeman with words. The national anthem was played and the soldiers brought wreaths, which were then laid by individual politicians and association representatives at the grave of an unknown soldier.
The Speakers of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies Miloš Vystrčil and Markéta Pekarová Adamová, Prime Minister Petr Fiala, the Ministry of Defense Jana Černochová together with the Chief of the General Staff Aleš Opata, the Mayor of Prague Zdeněk Hřib and Cardinal Dominik Duka at the memorial were placed together with Zeman. Representatives of associations and war veterans also honored the memory of the fallen by laying wreaths.
The memorial service took place in the usual way after two years accompanied by anti-coronavirus restrictions. The year before, politicians came to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at regular intervals individually so that they would not meet.
Last year, the pieta was without public participation and all participants, including soldiers, wore respirators. Remembrance events related to the anniversary of the end of the war are held on Sundays in several places not only in Prague but also in other Czech cities.
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Ukrainians who left Ukraine due to the invasion of Russia and found temporary shelter in Prague will also take part in the act.
Before the act of reverence, the soldiers brought historical army battalions in the courtyard of the memorial, the national anthem and the Hussite chant Who are the Warriors of God sounded. During the laying of wreaths, five military planes and three army helicopters flew over Prague, creating a tricolor in the national colors in the sky. The audience held a minute’s silence. The soldiers also fired an salvo.
World War II was attended by most countries in the world. With more than 60 million casualties, it has become the largest war ever. The Czechs fought against the German Nazis on the Western and Eastern Fronts.
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