Otto Smik Remembered

Spomienka na Otta Smika

A memorial plaque dedicated to Otto Smik, surrounded by floral wreaths, at the site of his plane crash in Zwolle, Netherlands.

(28. novembra 2024) Osemdesiat rokov po zostrelení lietadla Otta Smika, generálmajora in memoriam, mu v holandskom meste Zwolle odhalili pamätnú tabuľu. V deň výročia jeho hrdinskej smrti sa na mieste dopadu Smikovho lietadla uskutočnila spomienková slávnosť. Zúčastnili sa na nej primátor Zwolle Peter Snijders, štátny tajomník Ministerstva obrany SR Martin Vojtašovič, zástupca kráľovského komisára provincie Overijssel Erwin Hoogland, predstavitelia zastupiteľských úradov, veteráni i žiaci miestnej školy. Spomienkou na Otta Smika sa vo Zwolle začala séria podujatí, ktoré vyvrcholia v deň 80. výročia oslobodenia mesta 14. apríla 2025.

A group of individuals stands solemnly during a memorial ceremony in Zwolle, Netherlands, near a plaque commemorating Otto Smik, a WWII fighter ace.

(28 November 2024) A memorial plaque was unveiled to WW2 Czechoslovak RAF fighter ace Otto Smik, posthumously promoted to Maj Gen, in the Dutch town of Zwolle 80 years on after being shot down there. A memorial ceremony was held on the anniversary of his heroic death at the crash site. In attendance were Mayor of Zwolle Peter Snijders, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic Martin Vojtašovič, Deputy Royal Commissioner Erwin Hoogland of Overijssel Province, representatives of international embassies, veterans, and students of a local school. The memorial ceremony kicked off a series of events to culminate on the 80th anniversary of Zwolle’s liberation on 14 Apr 2025.

Ceremony honoring Otto Smik with flags of Slovakia, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic in the background, attendees including veterans and officials.

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