Category Archives: Poland

UK Memorial to Sgt Josef Frantisek

Posted on 9 June 2022 by fcafa

Memorial to Sgt Josef František Pomník četaři Josefu Františkovi The Polish Air Force Memorial Committee, (PAFMC), together with the Embassies of the Republic of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic are delighted to announce that a Memorial to the … Continue reading →

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Jiri Hartman – My First Escape

Posted on 20 May 2022 by fcafa

The recollections of S/Ldr Jiří Hartman DFC of his escape from German occupied Czechoslovakia to Poland on 15 June 1939. ______________________________________________________________ As the Nazis became more and more oppressive; arresting and torturing any suspected of anti-German views, the initial reluctant … Continue reading →

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Sidi bel Abbes to RAF Cosford 1940

Posted on 27 March 2022 by fcafa

The recollections of an unknown Czechoslovak airman. The Czechoslovak airmen signed on with the French Foreign Legion at Marseilles. At their training camp things were very hard for them. Each legionaire signed on for five years. Learning the French language … Continue reading →

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Miloslav Mansfeld – One of the Few

Posted on 19 October 2021 by fcafa

Miloslav MANSFELD One of the Few jeden z hrstky …………….* 14.12.1912, Dalovice. …………….† 21.10.1991, London, UK. The Early Years : Ranná léta : Miloslav Jan Mansfeld was born on 14 December 1912 in Dalovice, a village near Mladá Boleslav, about … Continue reading →

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Karel Seda – My Journey to War

Posted on 7 December 2020 by fcafa

Karel Šeda – Moje cesta do války. The German occupation of Czechoslovakia on 15 March 1939, meant that the Bohemia and Moravia regions of the country were now the Reich Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren), while … Continue reading →

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Josef Frantisek – 08.10.1940.

Posted on 8 October 2020 by fcafa

An English/Czech biography for him is here. Jeho českou a anglickou biografii najdete zde.

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Honour to the Czech Cloverleaf

Posted on 7 March 2020 by fcafa

Tribute to the Czech cloverleaf. Pocta Českému čtyřlístku. On 4 September 1939, the Czechoslovak Aviation unit, was formed at Puławy Gora airfield, Poland and commanded by Captain Bohumil Liška. The unit had 60 Czechoslovaks consisting of pilots, maintenance, and technical … Continue reading →

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Otto Hanzlicek – One of the Few

Posted on 10 October 2019 by fcafa

Otto HANZLÍČEK – Jeden z hrstky ………………..* 18.06.1911. Ústí nad Labem ………………..† 10.10.1940. Ellesmere Point, UK Pre WW2: Před druhou světovou válkou: Otto Hanzlíček was born on 18 June 1911 at Ústí nad Labem, in the north-eastern region of Czechoslovakia, … Continue reading →

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Jaroslav Hlavac – One of the Few

Posted on 10 October 2019 by fcafa

Jaroslav HLAVÁČ – Jeden z hrstky ………………..* 11.10.1914. Petřvald. ………………..† 10.10.1940. Wareham, UK Pre WW2: Před 2. světovou válkou Jaroslav Hlaváč was born 11 October 1914 at Petřvald, a village, about 10 km east of Ostrava, in the Moravia region … Continue reading →

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Vladimir Horsky – One of the Few

Posted on 26 September 2019 by fcafa

Vladimír HORSKÝ – Jeden z hrstky ………………..* 11.02.1914. Břuchotín, Olomouc ………………..† 26.09.1940. Isle of Wight, UK Pre WW2 Před 2. svět. válkou Vladimír Horský was born 11 February 1914 at Břuchotín, a village north of Olomouc, in the Moravia region … Continue reading →

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