The Second world war 1939 - 1945 (1331)

1 
of 1 (10 records)
born on August 17, 1923, into a well situated family
as a Jewish citizen he emigrated to England before the German occupation of Czechoslovakia
the rest of his family followed him shortly afterwards
graduated in Great Britain
joined the Czechoslovak army in ...
born 1925 in Albrechtice u Českého Těšína
Polish nationality
in forced labour as a miner
his mother married a man who claimed Silesian nationality, Karel Chlebik thus had join the wehrmacht
fought at Monte Cassino with the German army
May 1944 captured by ...
born February 11th 1924 in Karviná
1942 drafted into the wehrmacht
after training deployed as a member of a covering battalion in the French territory
1944 deserted his unit and was captured by the Allies
after internment selected to serve in the Allied armed ...
He was born in 1922 in Teschen region
His mother language was the Lach dialect, but he visited polish schools, he is an educated tailor
He entered the German army, served in France by the Atlantic line
Shortly after the invasion of the allied troops he has been ...
a priest of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church (CČSH), born on May 27, 1944, in Istebné
spent some time in a German camp as a child (till 1946) where the children were used as guinea pigs for nutritional experiments
his mother died of tuberculosis after the war ...
born October 3, 1920 in Kutná Hora
graduated from grammar-school
briefly served in the Czechoslovak army, after March 15, 1939 dismissed
leaves for Poland and then for France
joins the Foreign Legion, training in France and Algeria
serving in the artillery ...
born May 24th 1924 in Boratín in the Volhynia region
during the German occupation of Volhynia (June 1941–January 1944) resistance activity in the group Blaník
after the occupation of Volhynia by the Red Army in January 1944 he joined the Czechoslovak army corps ...
born 1930 in Jakubovice in German Kłodzko
as a schoolgirl witnesses persecution of local clergy
after the war family threatened with displacement and starvation
1946 together with mother and brother illegally crossing the border to Czechoslovakia
find their ...
born December 23rd 1917 in Palkovice near Frýdek-Místek, studied grammar school in Přívoz, began studying at the Czech Technical University in Prague
took part in student demonstrations in October 1939, on November 17th he was moved out of a student dorm
after ...
Born in Jablunkov in 1925
Drafted to the Wehrmacht in Český Těšín and then transferred to Leipzig where he joined the 115th infantry unit
assigned to the eastern front but didn’t go there finally
Joined the 215th battalion in Mannheim
Went to Nancy and Metz ...