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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...