Research

Archive research sources for Czechoslovak personnel who served in the Royal Air Force during World War 2 are listed below by country:

Archivy pramenů pro výzkum a bádání ohledně osob československého personálu, které sloužily v královském letectvu RAF během 2. světové války, jsou uvedeny níže:

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Czech Republic

Central Military Archives:

Vojenský Ústřední Archiv (VUA)
Pilotů 217 / 12
161 00 Praha 6 – Ruzyně
Czech Republic

tel: 00 420 973 213 380
secretariat: 00 420 973 213 311
research fax: 00 420 973 213 308
web: www.vuapraha.army.cz
email: podatelna@vuapraha.cz

Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic:

Ministerstvo obrany České republiky

online grave search: by name
online grave search: by country
Search help: in English

Archiv bezpečnostních složek (StB Archive):

Siwiecova Central Research Centre
Siwiecova 2
Prague 3 – Žižkov
Czech Republic

tel: 00 420 221 008 210,
00 420 221 008 472
fax: 00 420 222 718 944
web: www.abscr.cz
email: badatelna.havelkova@abscr.cz

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France

Archives du service historique de l’Armée de l’Air

8, rue Jean-Marie Jego
75013 Paris
France

tel: 01 41 93 21 74
fax: 01 41 93 21 99
web: Archives du service historique de l’Armée de l’Air

Service historique de la défense

Département de l’armée de l’Air
Château de Vincennes, Avenue de Paris
94306 Vincennes cedex
France

web: www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr

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Germany

Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt)
Eichborndamm 179
D-13403 Berlin
Germany

tel: 00 49 30 41 90 40
fax: 00 49 30 41 90 41 00
web: http://dd-wast.de

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Great Britain

Commonwealth War Graves Commision
2 Marlow Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 7DX

tel: 00 44 (0)16 28 50 72 00
web: www.cwgc.org
online grave search: search by name
online grave search: search by cemetery

Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London
Grahame Park Way
Richmond
London
NW9 5LL

tel: 00 44 (0) 20 8205 2266
web: www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/
email: london@rafmuseum.org

The National Archives
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 4DU

tel: 00 44 (0) 20 8876 3444
web: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

The War Graves Photographic Project
11 Falcon Road
Horndean
Hants
PO8 9BY

web: www.twpp.org
online grave search: search

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Netherlands

Dutch Institute for Military History:

Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie (NIMH)
Postbus 90701
2509 LS Den Haag
Holland

tel: Algemeen: 00 31 (0)70 316 58 36
tel : Studiezaal: 00 31 (0)70 316 28 47
web: www.defensie.nl
email: nimh@mindef.nl

Dutch National Committee 4 and 5 May:

Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei
Nieuwe Prinsengracht 89
1018 VR Amsterdam
Holland

tel: 00 31 (0) 20 718 35 00
fax : 00 31 (0)20 718 35 01
web: www.4en5mei.nl
email: info@4en5mei.nl

Dutch Airwar Studygroup 1939-1945

An excellent on-line research documented all Czechoslovak RAF aircraft that crashed in Holland during WW2

here.

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Poland

Ministry of Defence
APC Polish Enquiries
Building 28 B, RAF Northolt
West End Road
Ruislip
Middlesex
HA4 6NG
United Kingdom

tel: 00 44 (0) 20 8833 8603

Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum
20 Princes Gate
London
SW7 1PT
United Kingdom

tel: 00 44 (0) 20 7589 9249
web: www.pism.co.uk

Central Military Archives:

Centralne Archiwum Wojskowe
ul. Czerwonych Beretów bl. 124
00-910 Warszawa
Poland

tel: 00 48 22 681 4584
email: va-cr@mod.gov.sk

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Slovak Republic

Military Historical Archive:

Vojenský Historick Archív (VHA)
Krajná 27
821 04 Bratislava
Slovak Republic

tel/fax: 00 421 2 482 077 20
00 421 960 319 020
email: vha@vhu.sk
web: vhu.sk

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Article last updated 06 September 2020