Festival of Military History

Published: 10.9.2015

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Festival of Military History

Visit the Festival of Military History in Pivka

Festival of Military History

Have you ever visited a Park of Military History between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea? The town of Pivka in central Slovenia, located 45 minutes drive from Ljubljana to the south-west, is famous for its Festival of Military History. The 9th edition will take place from 14th to 20th September 2015. This year`s Festival will be characterised by the grand opening of the new pavilion dedicating a large part of its exhibition space to the presentation of the liberation process of the Republic of Slovenia.

With a surface of 2000 m2, the new pavilion will also display numerous valuable exhibit pieces from Slovenian military history, such as the sabotaged submarine P-913, aircrafts and armoured vehicles. The main event of the 9th Festival of the Military History will be the re-enactment of the battle Operation Berlin `45 which will be performed on Sunday, 20th September, and completed by an organised live display of armoured vehicles, the militaria fair, and workshops for children as well as numerous other activities.

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