The Second world war 1939 - 1945 (1366)

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born in Valašské Klobouky on March 4, 1917
learned to fly in Masaryk Air League in Uzhhorod
joined up 3 Air Regiment in Piešťany after that
went through training in Prague-Kbely in 1938
returned to Piešťany, after the declaration of the Slovak State he had to ...
born July 13th 1922 in Petrov nad Desnou in the Terezín settlement
comes from a mixed marriage of a Czech and a German
attended a Czech school in Rapotín and Šumperk
January 1939 drafted to the German army and assigned to Luftwaffe as a pilot
took part in air ...
grew up in Moravia
hobbies – shooting and flying
joined the Czech air forces in Prague, mobilization in 1938
escaped to Poland
got to France and joined the foreign legion
later escaped to England, served in the 311th bomber squadron on the RAF
June 1941 – ...
born April 15th, 1922 in Worcestershire County in Great Britain
during the war met Czechoslovak soldier Jan Doležal who was serving in England then; they married
Jan Doležal was sent with a group of officers to the eastern front, in 1944 participated in the ...
born August 20, 1912 in Donín near Louny
studied a commercial academy, then military academy, from which he graduated in 1935 as lieutenant pilot
1939 left for Poland, after the outbreak of WWII for France
in France served in defense of the air space over Lyon ...
he was a pilot born on November 4th 1915 in Hrachoviště village in Slovakia
on June 7th 1939 he flew from Slovakia to Poland accompanied by another three pilots
he managed to escape by plane during the bombing attack on the Deblin base
he and some other Polish ...
was born on May 1st 1922 in Ceske Budejovice town
he didn´t have time to finish the highschool before the war came, he graduated after the war
he comes from the Jewish family, his family disappeared in the concentration cams during the war
shortly after the ...
born June 17th 1916 in Chlum u Třeboně
August 21st 1931 began working in the Baťa company in Zlín
at the military academy in Prostějov trained as an aircraft specialist
after the declaration of the Protectorate escaped to Poland, later got to France
served in ...
born 2nd November 1917 in Prague, from a wealthy Jewish family
1937 - studied in Denmark
1938 - moved to Britain, persuaded his parents to also emigrate
went through several jobs before the war started
joined the Czechoslovak army
assigned to No 311 Bombing ...
born January 11th 1916 in Brandýs nad Labem in a family of a railways employee
studied at Kyjov grammar school, then medical faculty in Brno, due to the closing down of Czech universities in autumn 1939 unable to complete his studies
at the turn of 1939 and 1940 ...