Category Archives: Cemetries

Prague Olsany Ceremony 2012

Posted on 20 May 2012 by

. On the 67th Anniversary of the end of World War II, Czechoslovak airmen who died whilst serving in the RAF in World War II were remembered at a Ceremony held, on 7 May 2012, at the Airman’s Memorial at … Continue reading →

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Czech the Polish connection

Posted on 7 April 2012 by

. A little know fact is that some Czechoslovak pilots flew with the Polish Air Force in Britain in WW2. One of these was Josef František who was the highest scoring RAF pilot of the Battle of Britain with 17 … Continue reading →

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Josef Mohr remembered

Posted on 12 March 2012 by

. Bergen General Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Holland 2 February 2012 On 2 February 2012, members of 222nd Training Squadron „Šiškova“ of the Czech Air Force visited the Bergan-ap-Zoom cemetery, Holland and paid tribute to F/O Josef Mohr who is buried there. … Continue reading →

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Remembered at Bergen op Zoom

Posted on 8 March 2012 by

. Czechoslovak RAF Airmen Remembered Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Holland On the night of 10/11th April 1942, a Wellington bomber of 311 Sqn, Z8838, (KX-Z); was shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter while returning from a bombing raid on Essen, … Continue reading →

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Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 11 November 2011

Posted on 9 January 2012 by

. Armistice Day 11 November 2011 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Click here for further details of the six Czechoslovak airmen buried in this cemetery. The assistance of Nigel Pemberton with this article is very much appreciated. . .

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Not Forgotten – Bahamas

Posted on 6 January 2012 by

. Nassau War Cemetery, Nassau, Bahamas. Commonwealth War dead, of the First and Second World Wars, are commemorated in the Nassau War Cemetery, previously known as the Royal Air Force Cemetery. The cemetery also contains two non-World War graves, those … Continue reading →

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Not Forgotten – Poland

Posted on 11 December 2011 by

. Poznam Old Garrison Cemetery, Poznam, Poland. After the First World War, the graves of Commonwealth servicemen who had died in Poland as prisoners of war were gathered together in this cemetery. There are now 174 Commonwealth servicemen of the … Continue reading →

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Not Forgotten – Belgium

Posted on 1 December 2011 by

. Brugge General Cemetery, Brugge, West-Vlaanderen. The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces … Continue reading →

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Not Forgotten – Hungary

Posted on 20 November 2011 by

Budapest War Cemetery, Budapest. Budapest War Cemetery contains 173 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, all of them airmen whose graves were brought in from sites all over Hungary after the war. 3 of these burials are unidentified. The … Continue reading →

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Not Forgotten – Egypt

Posted on 4 November 2011 by

El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt The campaign in the Western Desert was fought between the Commonwealth forces (with, later, the addition of two brigades of Free French and one each of Polish and Greek troops) all based in Egypt, and … Continue reading →

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