The Second world war 1939 - 1945 (2419)

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Born on January 14, 1925, in Rychvald
Enrolled in the Wehrmacht in 1943
Assigned to the German Navy (Kriegsmarine)
Served on a ship that escorted merchant vessels
After his vessel was sunk by the Allies, he joined the French partisans
Joined the ...
born 1919 in Brno
1940, escaped from the Protectorate through Slovakia and Hungary to France
joined the Czechoslovak army
took part in the siege of Dunkirk
during the war: ranked as senior officer cadet, after the war: first lieutenant, after 1989: promoted ...
he was born on December 24th 1922 in Nove Zamky town in Slovakia
he attended the high school in Bratislava town, found his first job there too
in 1940 he decided to ran away from Slovakia
he got captured in Italy and spent three years in concentration camp
he ...
born 2nd November 1917 in Prague, from a wealthy Jewish family
1937 - studied in Denmark
1938 - moved to Britain, persuaded his parents to also emigrate
went through several jobs before the war started
joined the Czechoslovak army
assigned to No 311 Bombing ...
born in Teplice
father was of Jewish origin, carried out trade with knitted goods, mother came from a baker’s family in Jičín
attended German schools
fled to Great Britain via Poland shortly after the occupation
enlisted in the Czechoslovak army in Great ...
born October 10th 1910
in his youth lived in Habesh in Africa for 10 years
military service in 1937
1938 joined the export department of the Baťa company, works in Romania, the Middle East and Egypt
1939 sales representative in Belgrade
helped organize ...

born in 1924 in Nošovice, North Moravia
in December 1942, had to join the Wehrmacht
deserted with the help of French guerrillas
fought in the siege of Dunkerque
in 1964, communists confiscated his inn
finished his university studies
lives in Baška ...

Born on September 15, 1923, in Prostřední Suchá (today Havířov)
As a soldier of the Afrikakorps, he fought in Tunisia and Libya
Was captured in Tunisia by the Brits
Joined the Pioneer Corps, where he was a delivery man
He was a driver of an armored vehicle in ...
born in Závada on March 5, 1925
became a locksmith
drafted to the army in 1942, first to Český Těšín, then with the Wehrmacht to the French town of Metz where he went through military training
captured by the Scottish in Bayeux on June 18, 1944 (after the ...

born in Životice in 1925
in autumn 1943 drafted to the wehrmacht
in the 21st Panzer-Division experienced the landing in Normandy
for several days hiding in caves in France
passed through POW camps in Saint-Amand-Montrond and in Bourges
joined the Polish ...