Eighty years after the expulsion of ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia, a Czech bishop has declared a local Year of Reconciliation to address wounds that remain from World War II and its aftermath.
PILSEN, Czech Republic — This Bohemian city known for its namesake beer had the thankfulness flowing all weekend long in tribute to the American forces who freed it from Nazi oppression 80 years ago.
German, French and US leaders will visit Prague over the next three days for ceremonies marking a century since the creation of Czechoslovakia, the precursor of the modern Czech Republic and Slovakia.