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The squadron's duties included coastal patrols and shipping reconnaissance flights. 312 Squadron pilots at RAF Harrowbeer in Devon in 1942 just after being decorated by Czechoslovak President Edvard Beneš. On 23 June 1942 Sqn Ldr Vašátko was killed in action and Sqn Ldr Jan Čermák was appointed to succeed him. [3]
The army was disbanded following the German takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1939. During World War II, the Czechoslovak Army was recreated in exile, first in the form of the new Czechoslovak Legion fighting alongside Poland during the invasion of Poland, and then in the form of forces loyal to the London-based Czechoslovak government-in-exile.
Expatriate Royal Air Force squadrons of Czechoslovakia in World War II (4 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of Czechoslovakia in World War II" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Pages in category "Expatriate Royal Air Force squadrons of Czechoslovakia in World War II" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Jan Klán (22 January 1911 – 10 December 1986) was a Czech fighter ace of World War II who achieved five aerial victories during the Battle of France. He later served as commander of No. 312 Squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain, and as deputy commander of the 1st Czechoslovak Fighter Air Regiment during the Slovak National Uprising.
The designation "Light" (leichte in German) had various meanings in the German Army of World War II. There were a series of 5 Light divisions; the first four were pre-war mechanized formations organized for use as mechanized cavalry, and the fifth was an ad hoc collection of mechanized elements rushed to Africa to help the Italians and ...
This page contains a list of equipment used the German military of World War II.Germany used a number of type designations for their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems of the same type are developed at the same time and share a partial designation.
Czechoslovak Army in the West refers to Czechoslovak military units that served with the Western Allies during the Second World War: Czechoslovak 11th Infantry Battalion; 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade (1943–1945) Non-British personnel in the RAF during the Battle of Britain#Czechoslovakia