Politicians, soldiers and other people remembered in Prague at Vítkov’s end of the Second World War in Europe
In addition to President Zeman, Petr Fiala (ODS), Speakers of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies Miloš Vystrčil (ODS) and Markéta Pekarová Adamová (TOP 09), the Ministry of Defense Jana Černochová (ODS) and Chief of Staff Aleš Opata will also take part in the reverential act in Prague Vítkov.
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. Reverential events related to the anniversary of the end of the wars are held in several places not only in Prague but also in other Czech cities.
At around 2 pm in the Olšany Cemeteries in Prague, Prime Minister Petr Fiala, representatives of the Parliament, the army, Prague and the Czechoslovak Community will honor the legionary memory of the fallen Ukrainian Red Army soldiers and the victims of the Prague Uprising. Ukrainians who left Ukraine due to the invasion of Russia and found temporary shelter in Prague will also take part in the act.
In Pilsen, military historical vehicles of the Freedom Celebration are taking place, and those interested will also be able to see the historical military technology in Velichovky in the Náchod region. The reverential gathering at the burial ground of the Roma concentration camp in Lety na Písecku will commemorate the Roma and Jewish victims of Nazism.