Otakar Černý
* 28.11.1919, Křenovice. † 14.10.2009, Cambridge, UK. Pre WW2 Otakar Černý was born on 28 November 1919 in Křenovice near Slavkov, some 200km southeast of Prague. His father, also Otakar, […]
The Český čtyřlístek
The Český čtyřlístek – the Czech four leaf Clover were four Czechoslovak airmen who fought with distinction during the short Polish campaign of September 1939. They were Josef František was […]
Vladimír Palička – Escape from Communist Czechoslovakia
F/Sgt Vladimír Palička, 313 Sqn pilot, recalls his return to Czechoslovakia in August 1945, his life in the immediate post WW2 period there, and how, after the Communist coup d’état, […]
Josef František – 85th Anniversary – 08.10.2025.
Josef František – 85. výročí – 08.10.2025 For the 85th anniversary of the death of Josef František on 8 October 2025, a contingent of 41 people had travelled from his […]
Jan Stefan – One of the Few
* 21.04.1914, Záluží. † 03.10.1990, Orillia, Canada. Pre WW2: Jan Štefan was born on 21 April 1914 at Záluží, near Beroun, a small village some 30 km south-west of Prague, […]
Jiri Machacek – One of the Few
* 28.05.1915, Sedlčany. † 08.07.1941, Meores, Belgium. The Early Years: Jiří Jaromír Macháček was born on 28 May 1915 at Sedlčany near Příbram, a town about 35 km South of […]
Josef Frantisek – † 08.10.1940.
_______________________________________________________________ An English/Czech biography for him is here Jeho českou biografii najdete zde. _______________________________________________________________
Emil Foit – One of the Few
* 12.03.1913, Brno. † 18.06.1976, Newquay, UK. The Early Years: Emil Antonín Foit was born on 12 March 1913 in Brno, the former capital city of the Moravian region in […]
