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Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Ján Bačík (1917)

born 25th January 1917 in Parižovice, Slovakia 1939 escaped through Poland to France, joined the Foreign Legion training in Algeria, 1940 fought in France escaped occupied France to Britain, paratrooper training, preparations for a mission in to the ... arrows 


Colonel Josef Balejka (1917 - 2004)

born in Valašské Klobouky on March 4, 1917 learned to fly in Masaryk Air League in Uzhhorod joined up 3 Air Regiment in Piešťany after that went through training in Prague-Kbely in 1938 returned to Piešťany, after the declaration of the Slovak State he had to ... arrows 


Ludvík Čambala (1923 - 2008)

He was born in Slovakia in 1923 He immigrated in 1940 with the intention to join the Czechoslovak foreign army He joined the legions in France along with his friend He went through the whole retreat and lived to see the fall of France He underwent a ... arrows 


Jaroslav Čermák (1929 - 2011)

arrested and held at a juvenile detention camp in Germany joined French partisans (the Maquis) when thirteen years old fought with the Maquis in Normandy with French units from Paris to Linz liberation of Cheb and Prague Foreign Legion, fought in Korea and ... arrows 


Jan Dorúšek (1920)

born March 14, 1920 in western Slovakia leaves the country together with his friend Jozef Gabčík in 1939 via Poland arrives to France where he joins the French Foreign Legion participates in the defence of France against the German invasion captured, ... arrows 


František Fajtl (1912 - 2006)

born August 20, 1912 in Donín near Louny studied a commercial academy, then military academy, from which he graduated in 1935 as lieutenant pilot 1939 left for Poland, after the outbreak of WWII for France in France served in defense of the air space over Lyon ... arrows 


Colonel (ret.) Leopold Fiala (1917)

born on November 15, 1917 studies at Kyjov grammar school unaccomplished studies at the Faculty of Medicine at Masaryk University in Brno concentration camp in Tolonzhaaz in Hungary, escaped to Yugoslavia in 1939 transported from Yugoslavia to Agde military ... arrows 


Colonel Jaromír Foretník (1914)

born on December 17th 1917 in 1933 finished the ten grades of school in Brno town attendance by 10th regiment in Brno town in 1934 graduated on Army academy in Hranice na Morave town (with LT honor) served the army in Slovakia by border line regiment stay ... arrows 


Sergeant Stanislav Gazdík (1970)

born in 1970 in Karviná, his father was a miner 1989-1991 - compulsory army service May 1991 – joined the French Foreign Legion 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2.REP) 1994-2003 – member of the special unit of the 2nd regiment – CRAP (GCP) missions to Africa ... arrows 


Otakar Hašek (1929)

born in Prague in 1929 fled to Austria in 1948 joined the Foreign Legion was in Indochina from November 1948 captured by Vietnamese soldiers in October 1949 repatriated through China and the Soviet Union to Czechoslovakia condemned to 20 months ... arrows 


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