Category Archives: Poland

Lotnicy Czechoslowaccy Walczacy z Niemcami w Polsce w 1939 Roku

Posted on 28 October 2012 by

. . LOTNICY CZECHOSŁOWACCY WALCZĄCY Z NIEMCAMI W POLSCE W 1939 ROKU. by Henryk Józef Łusiewicz   . . . . An account of the Czechoslovak airmen who escaped from their homeland in 1939, to Poland, after the German occupation … Continue reading →

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Karel Stastny – to the RAF

Posted on 2 July 2012 by

. The story of W/O Karel Šťastný’s escape from his homeland in 1939 and his road to England, via Poland and France to England where joined the RAF and served as a pilot with 311 Sqn, by M. Vincent: To … Continue reading →

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To Poland

Posted on 20 May 2012 by

. Czechoslovakia 15 March 1939 Československo 15. března 1939 Dr Emil Hácha, The Czechoslovak President, under pressure and threats from Hitler and Mussolini, at 03:55 that morning, had ceded his country to Hitlers demands; he felt it was now the … Continue reading →

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Arnost Mrtvy – to Poland and France

Posted on 19 February 2012 by

. When Germany occupied Czechoslovakia on 15 March 1939, Arnošt Mrtvý was serving in the Czechoslovak Air Force. Within days of the occupation the Air Force was disbanded. Arnošt, like many other of his fellow Air Force collegues, decided to … Continue reading →

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Josef Balejka

Posted on 4 December 2011 by

. . . . . Josef Balejka . . * 4 March 1914 † 7 July 2004 . . . . . Josef Alois Balejka se narodil 4. března 1917 na Moravě v městečku Valašské Klobouky, ležícím v údolí Bílých … Continue reading →

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Journey into the unknown

Posted on 25 June 2011 by

. F/Sgt Bohumil Ryšánek served as a Navigator in 311 Sqn. In 1939, as a 25 years old, he chose to leave his homeland and take up arms against the German occupiers. His story of his route to England where … Continue reading →

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Karel Bednarik

Posted on 9 June 2011 by

. . . . Karel Bednařík . . * 19 December 1920 † 26 February 2011 . . . . . Karel Bednařík was born on 19 December 1920, in Holešov in the Moravian region of Czechoslovakia. In 1934, after … Continue reading →

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The Long Trip in 1940

Posted on 22 May 2011 by

. The autobiographical story of F/O Jaroslav Polivka’s escape from German occupied Czechoslovakia to England: I hadn’t known Mírek for very long prior to our from Prague. I met him first on a canoe trip I took with Otak and … Continue reading →

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Frantisek Perina

Posted on 29 January 2011 by

General of the Skies Generál nebe . František Peřina . . * 8 April 1911 † 6 May 2006 . . . . František Peřina was born 8 April 1911 in the village of Morkůvky. The village was in a … Continue reading →

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Czechoslovak Airmen in World War 2

Posted on 15 November 2010 by

Čs. zahraniční letci v boji za svobodu ČSR ve 2. světové válce. Skromný příspěvek k obnově paměti českého národa A modest contribution to restoring the memory of the Czech nation. V roce 1938, dvacet let po vzniku Československé republiky představoval hitlerovský fašismus, … Continue reading →

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