{"id":1279,"date":"2025-05-15T21:32:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T19:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webprodukt.cz\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2025-05-15T22:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:55:14","slug":"army-on-the-embankment-2025-80th-anniversary-of-the-end-of-world-war-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webprodukt.cz\/en\/army-on-the-embankment-2025-80th-anniversary-of-the-end-of-world-war-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Army on the Embankment 2025 \u2013 80th anniversary of the end of World War II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The army will present itself in Prague in style. On Tuesday 20. 5. 2025, a spectacular \u201cArmy on the Embankment\u201d will take place to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Soldiers jumping into the Vltava River, abseiling onto a pontoon and helicopters flying over.<\/p>\n<p>The event, which takes place again after two years in the centre of the metropolis by the Vltava River, invites to a full-day programme full of dynamic demonstrations, military equipment and unique experiences. The event is held under the auspices of the Minister of Defence, the Mayor of the capital city of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The army will present itself in Prague in style. On Tuesday 20. 5. 2025, a spectacular \u201cArmy on the Embankment\u201d will take place to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Soldiers jumping into the Vltava River, abseiling onto a pontoon and helicopters flying over.The event, which takes place again after two years in the centre of the metropolis by the Vltava River, invites to a full-day programme full of dynamic demonstrations, military equipment and unique experiences. The event is held under the auspices of the Minister of Defence, the Mayor of the capital city of Prague, the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic and the Mayor of the capital city of Prague. m. Prague, the mayors of Prague 2 and Prague 5.\u201cVisitors can look forward to paratroopers jumping from a helicopter into the Vltava River, special forces rappelling onto a pontoon and dynamic manoeuvres directly on the surface of the Vltava River between the railway and Palack\u00fd bridges,\u201d says Daniela H\u00f6lzelov\u00e1 from the Communication Department of the Ministry of Defence. \u201cThe whole spectacle will be further enriched by a helicopter flyover,\u201d she adds.Military equipment will be on display on both banks of the Vltava River. You will be able to see a modern armoured vehicle TITUS, howitzer DANA, armoured personnel carrier Pandur, light combat vehicle Kajman, armoured ambulance, special vehicles of military chemists and other military equipment. For military history enthusiasts, there will be anti-aircraft guns, a Canadian Windsor Carrier Mk. I or GAZ AA truck.  Are you also interested in boating on the Vltava River? Choose from a selection of cruises through Prague: \u201cWe want to introduce the public not only to modern military technology and the capabilities of our army, but also to commemorate the significant anniversary of the end of the Second World War,\u201d says H\u00f6lzelov\u00e1. \u201cEighty years of freedom is not a given, and with this event we want to pay tribute to all those who contributed to it,\u201d she adds.The programme will be enriched by the Military Police, Castle Guard, Honour Guard, Military Intelligence, Signal Troops and Active Reserve. For those interested in a military career, there will be a presentation of military schools. Those thinking about serving as a career soldier or in the active reserve will be able to visit the recruiting center and take physical tests. You will also be able to meet Olympic athletes from the Dukla Army Sports Centre. The programme will be complemented by the POKOS project and there will also be a real military goulash.  PROGRAMME \u2013 Army on the Embankment 2025 \u2013 Ra\u0161\u00ednovo n\u00e1b\u0159e\u017e\u00ed (Prague 2)09.00 \u2013 09.10 opening of the event \u2013 welcoming visitors09.10 \u2013 09.30 close combat demonstration09.30 \u2013 10.00 performance of the Central Music of the Czech Republic10.00 \u2013 10.20 official opening of the event and speeches by distinguished guests10.20 \u2013 10.45 helicopter flyover and soldiers jump from the helicopter10.45 \u2013 11.15 performance of Military Music Olomouc \u2013 ACBC11.15 \u2013 11.45 autograph session of ASC Dukla athletes11.30 \u2013 11.45 rowing races ASC Dukla11.45 \u2013 12.30 demonstration of service dog training12.30 \u2013 13.00 disembarkation from the boat13.00 \u2013 13.30 performance of Military Music Olomouc \u2013 ACBC13.30 \u2013 14.00 demonstration of the Active Reserve Unit training14.00 \u2013 14.30 parade of military uniforms14.30 \u2013 15.00 soldiers jump from helicopter15.00 \u2013 15.45 autograph session of ASC Dukla athletes15.15 \u2013 15.30 rowing races ASC Dukla15.30 \u2013 16.00 demonstration of service dog training16.00 \u2013 16.30 close combat demonstration16.30 \u2013 17.00 disembarkation from the boat17.00 \u2013 17.30 performance of Military Music Olomouc \u2013 ACBC17.30 \u2013 18.00 Soldiers abseiling to the pontoonPROGRAMME \u2013 Army on the Embankment 2025 \u2013 Ho\u0159ej\u0161\u00ed n\u00e1b\u0159e\u017e\u00ed (Prague 5)09.00 \u2013 09.10 opening of the event \u2013 welcoming visitors09.10 \u2013 09.30 parade of military uniforms09.30 \u2013 09.45 demonstration of service dog training09.45 \u2013 10.15 physical examination10.20 \u2013 10.45 helicopter flyover and soldiers jump from the helicopter10.45 \u2013 11.30 exhibition performance of the Honour Guard of the Czech Armed Forces11.30 \u2013 11.45 rowing races ASC Dukla11.45 \u2013 12.30 performance of the Small Dance Orchestra of the Central Music of the Czech Republic12.30 \u2013 13.00 disembarkation from the boat13.00 \u2013 13.30 close combat demonstration13.30 \u2013 14.00 demonstration of service dog training14.00 \u2013 14.30 exhibition performance of the Honour Guard of the Czech Armed Forces14.30 \u2013 15.00 soldiers jump from helicopter15.15 \u2013 15.30 rowing races ASC Dukla15.30 \u2013 16.00 performance of the Small Dance Orchestra of the Central Music of the Czech Republic16.00 \u2013 16.30 demonstration of the Active Reserve Unit training16.30 \u2013 17.00 disembarkation from the boat17.00 \u2013 17.30 demonstration of service dog training17.30 \u2013 18.00 rappelling of soldiers from helicopter*The times are approximate, subject to changeSource: mocr.mo.gov.cz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1271,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[139,137,138,141,140],"class_list":["post-1279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prague-magazine","tag-cruise","tag-exhibition","tag-prague","tag-ship","tag-vltava-river"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webprodukt.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webprodukt.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webprodukt.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webprodukt.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webprodukt.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1279"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/webprodukt.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1282,"href":"https:\/\/webprodukt.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279\/revisions\/1282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webprodukt.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webprodukt.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webprodukt.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webprodukt.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}