Stanislav Fejfar – One of the Few
* 25.11.1912, Štikov. † 17.05.1942, France. The Early Years Stanislav Fejfar was born on 25 November 1912 in the village of Štikov near Nová Paka, some 90 km northeast of […]
Tomáš Glaser – Memorial Plaque unveiled.
On 27 September 2025, the 80th anniversary of his accident, a memorial plaque was unveiled for F/O Tomáš Glaser, a Czechoslovak RAF pilot, at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum, […]
Josef Hubáček – One of the Few
* 17.10.1909, Kdyně. † 09.04.1988, Kdyně. The Early Years Josef Hubáček was born on 17 October 1909 in Kdyně [then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire]. His father Václav was employed […]
Josef Keprt – One of the Few
* 28.06.1910, Brno. † 29.07.1976, Brno. Pre WW2 Josef Keprt was born on 28 June 1910, in Brno, a city in the Moravian region of Czechoslovakia, some 180 km south-east […]
Josef Vopálecký – One of the Few
* 10.02.1911, Prague. † 07.05.1995, Prague. Pre WW2 Josef Vopálecký was born on 10 February 1911 in the Žižkov District of Prague. He completed 5 classes of primary school, 2 […]
Bedřich Krátkoruký – One of the Few
The Early Years Bedřich Krátkoruký was born on 8 October 1913, in the village of Hořátev, some 30 miles west of Prague and was the son of a farming family. […]
Nejmladší kapitán Liberatoru – P/O Augustin Netrefa DFC
Nejmladší kapitán Liberatoru – P/O Augustin Netrefa DFC Životní příběh Čechokanaďana, pilota Liberatorů 311. perutě a dopravních Dakot během poválečné blokády Berlína The biography of a Czech-Canadian, a pilot of […]
Ján Ambruš – One of the Few
* 19.05.1899, Gorna Mitropolia, Bulgaria. † 02.01.1994, Chicago, USA. The Early Years Ján Ambruš was born on 19 May 1899 at Gorna Mitropolia [Горна Митрополия] in the Plevenska region in […]
Frantisek Vindis – One of the Few
* 02.06.1918, Přerov. † 27.01.1991, Sawston, UK. The Eastly Years František Vindiš was born on 2 June, 1918 in Přerov, a city some 130 miles south-east of Prague. His parents […]
František Rypl – One of the Few
* 02.04.1903, Český Krumlov. † 02.08.1973, Prague. The Early Days František Rypl was born on 2 April 1903 at Český Krumlov, a city in the South Bohemia region of Czechoslovakia, […]
