15.3.1939. – A fateful day for Czechoslovakia
The 15 March 1939 was to be an ominous day in Czechoslovak history. In Berlin, during the early hours of that morning, Dr Emil Hácha, the Czechoslovak President, had been […]
Emil Bocek – Strach jsem si nepripoustel
Emil Boček. Strach jsem si nepřipouštěl od Jiří Plachý Životní příběh Emila Bočka je vpravdě fascinující. Narodil se roku 1923 v Brně, odkud odešel tajně na konci roku 1939, balkánskou […]
My Exile 1939-1945 – Tomas Lowenstein
Tomáš Löwenstein was born into a Jewish family in Prague, Czechoslovakia on 01/08/24, during WW2 he served in 311 Sqn as a Wireless Operator and later with 111 OTU […]
RAF Rehabilitation Ceremony – September 1991
About the significant RAF Rehabilitation Ceremony which was held in Prague on 13 September 1991. Wherein the Czechoslovak men and women, who had served in RAF during WW2, were morally […]
Miroslav Liskutin
Miroslav LIŠKUTÍN * 23/08/19, Jiříkovice, Brno, Czechoslovakia. † 19/02/18, Fareham, UK. _______________________________________________________________ With sadness we must advise that F/O Miroslav LIŠKUTÍN 787424 (158235) 312 Sqn pilot died 19 February 2018, […]
Brookwood Ceremony 2.2.2018
Pietní akt v Brookwoodu 2.2.2018 Following on from the funeral of Maj. General Ivan Schwarz at Brookwood, a wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Czechoslovak Memorial in the CWGC section […]
Brookwood 2.2.2018 – Ivan Schwarz
The final farewell to Major General Ivan Otto Schwarz, former air-gunner with 311 Sqn and the last surviving member of the aircrew that sunk the Alsterufer, was held at CWGC […]
