František Hradil – One of the Few
* 21.09.1912, Těšetice. † 05.11.1940, Thames Estuary, UK. Early Days: František Jan Hradil was born on 21 September 1912 in Těšetice, in the Olomouc district. At that time this area […]
Héros Du Ciel 1938-1945
L’histoire des Aviateurs tchécoslovaques With 2024 being the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion to liberate occupied Europe from Nazi Germany, a free outdoor exhibition at the Embassy of […]
Josef Stransky
* 10.12.1914, Borová. † 21.06.1944, St. Valery en Caux, France. The Early Years: Raná léta: Josef Stránský was born on 10 December 1914 at Borová near Německý Brod, now Havlíčkův […]
Escapes of Karel Stastny
Karel Šťastný was a 311 (Czechoslovak) Sqn pilot who was born at Hošťálková, Czechoslovakia on 3 August 1918. Pre-WW2 he was a pilot, at the rank of Kapitan, in the […]
Czechoslovak RAF Remembered 2022 – Normandy
The British Normandy Memorial was unveiled on 6 June 2021, the 77th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The Memorial records the names of the 22,442 servicemen and women under British […]
Evzen Cizek – One of the Few
Jeden z hrstky * 10.12.1904, Slezská. † 26.11.1942, Cardiff Bay, UK. Pre WW2 : Před 2. svět. válkou : Evžen Čížek was born on 10 December 1904, at Slezská, near […]
D-Day 78th Anniversary
On the 78th Anniversary of D-Day, remembering the Czechoslovak RAF airmen who were lost participating in the build up to that day and the subsequent Battle of Normandy. Twenty-three Czechoslovak […]
Sidi Bel Abbès to RAF Cosford 1940
The recollections of an unknown Czechoslovak airman. The Czechoslovak airmen signed on with the French Foreign Legion at Marseille. At their training camp things were very hard for them. Each […]
Josef Jaske – One of the Few
* 30.01.1913, Nymburk. † 20.06.2001, Oxford, UK. Pre WW2: Před 2. svět. válkou: Josef Antonín Jaške was born on 30 January 1913 in Nymburk, a town about 30 km from […]
British D-Day Memorial – Czechoslovak RAF Remembered
Britský památník dne D – vzpomínka na Čechoslováky RAF The British Normandy Memorial was unveiled on 6 June 2021, the 77th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The Memorial records the […]
