5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk

5. 10. 1944-9. 5. 1945

Josef Liška - The Czechoslovak Brigade, 1945

Josef Liška

* 1924 †︎ 2013

Veteran of WW2, western front, French Foreign Legion, Wehrmacht soldier

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk, 2. 10. 1938 - Poland's annexation of Teschen area and 1 more anniversaries

Corporal Otmar Malíř - 1946

Otmar Malíř

* 1923 †︎ 2016

Veteran of WW2, western front, Anti-communist rebel, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Political prisoner in the 1960‘s (ČSSR), Wehrmacht soldier

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk and 3 more anniversaries

Tankers of the 1st Czechoslovak Independent Armored Brigade - illustration photo, valka.cz

Jan Martínek

* 1921

Forced labour during the WW2, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Prisoner of War/ P.O.W, Veteran of WW2, western front, Wehrmacht soldier

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 2. 10. 1938 - Poland's annexation of Teschen area, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk, 6. 6. 1944 - Overlord and 1 more anniversaries

Petr Mayer

Lieutenant Petr Mayer

* 1919

Emigrant, A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, Israel/Palestine, Veteran of WW2, Middle East, Veteran of WW2, western front

25. 11. 1940 - The Patria disaster, 21. 10 - 10. 12. 1941 - The Tobruk campaign, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk

Vladimír Měřínský, the Újezd teacher, 1965

Mgr. Vladimír Měřínský

* 1934 †︎ 2022

The Partisan, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Veteran of WW2, western front, The Army of the Protectorate Bohemia-Moravia

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk, 18. 4. 1945 - Zákřovský masakr and 9 more anniversaries

Augustin Merta in 1944

Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Augustin Merta

* 1914 †︎ 2006

Veteran of WW2, western front, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2, Emigrant, A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, Sokol

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk

Petr Misík in 2019

Petr Misík

* 1947

Relative of a political prisoner, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

21. 10 - 10. 12. 1941 - The Tobruk campaign, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s and 2 more anniversaries

moravec v emigraci.JPG (historic)

Bohumil Moravec

* 1913 †︎ 2007

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Veteran of WW2, western front

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 17. 1. - 18. 5. 1944 - The Battle of Monte Cassino, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk

Josef Novák

Colonel Josef Novák

* 1923

Veteran of WW2, western front, Veteran of WW2, eastern front, Forced labour during the WW2, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Wehrmacht soldier

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk

Private First Class (ret.) Leo Novák

* 1924

Veteran of WW2, western front, Wehrmacht soldier

5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk

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