Category Archives: 68 Sqd

Erding Escape 70th Anniversary – 24 March 2020

Posted on 24 March 2020 by

Since the Communist take-over of Czechoslovakia in February 1948, the Czechoslovaks who had fought for the Allies in the West during WW2 had become subjected to persecution by this new regime. Arrest, imprisonment and personal degradation was to follow for … Continue reading →

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Dr Jiri Rajlich interview about the Czechoslovak RAF during WW2

Posted on 24 February 2020 by

A Czech language interview, by Jiří Hošek, with Dr Jiří Rajlich, Director of the Vojenský Ústřední Archiv (VUA), about the role of the Czechoslovak men and women who served in the RAF during WW2 here.

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Never Forgotten – Part 5 West Midlands and Liverpool

Posted on 18 February 2020 by

6 February 2020 From the notes of Ambassador Libor Sečka: Zápisky velvyslance Libora Sečky: That was a record! In the fifth stage of our quest to discover the graves and especially the stories of Czechoslovak soldiers in Great Britain, my … Continue reading →

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Czechoslovak RAF – Remembered 2019

Posted on 7 January 2020 by

Remembrance / Vzpomínka 2019 Czech Republic : Borač – TESAŘ Josef _______________________________________________________________ Brno Brno – Airport _______________________________________________________________ Brno – KEPRT Josef _______________________________________________________________ Brno – Kounicova – CHALUPA Jan _______________________________________________________________ České Velenice – ŠLOUF Karel _______________________________________________________________ Chotěnov – DVOŘÁK Bedřich _______________________________________________________________ … Continue reading →

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Brookwood Christmas Remembrance 2019

Posted on 1 January 2020 by

For Christmas 2019, as in recent years, a team of our volunteers, again visited Brookwood to remember the Czechoslovak military graves there. Tak jako v předchozích letech, tak i o Vánocích roku 2019, navštívila skupina dobrovolníků Brookwood, aby si připomněla … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas – Radostne Vanoce

Posted on 16 December 2019 by

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Czechoslovak RAF Exiles 1948 – 1952

Posted on 7 December 2019 by

Čechoslováci z RAF do exilu (1948 – 1952) It is a very sad fact that the end of the Second World War did not bring peace for everyone. Whilst V.E. day brought joy and jubilation to our streets the aftermath … Continue reading →

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Czechoslovak RAF Airmen – Remembrance Day 2019

Posted on 16 November 2019 by

Czechoslovak RAF men and women remembered for Remembrance Day 2019 Battle of Britain Monument, London. Bomber Command Memorial, London. East Wretham, Norfolk. International Bomber Command Memorial, Lincoln. Tain, Scotland. Winged Lion Monument, Prague.

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Remembrance 2019

Posted on 2 November 2019 by
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Project CzRAF100 – part II

Posted on 28 October 2019 by

2018 was a historic year, not only was it the 100th anniversary of founding of the State of Czechoslovakia, on 28 October 1918, but also the 100th anniversary of the formation of the RAF, and also the 100th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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