Wednesday, November 27, 2013

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With the end of World War 2, the Czechoslovak RAF personnel Were finally permitted to return to Their homeland in August 1945 - some three months after the war finished snake. Whilst stationed in Britain During WW2, some snake married British girls and children serpent Also now. Others, on returning home, Also married English girls started and Families.
In August 1945, three months after the Second World War was finally permitted Czechoslovak RAF personnel return to their homeland. Some of them during the Second World War, married in Britain, others married after returning to his homeland. .
Many Were employed by the Czechoslovak Air Force or by the Czechoslovak State Airlines [CSA], the state airline. CSA employed about 130 former RAF pilots as well as wireless Operators and flight engineers. Also employed from the ranks of the RAF personnel returning Were ground and administration staff. Howevere the Russian military still occupied Czechoslovakia and Were intent on controlling the country with Their Communist ideologues. They ensured Gradually That the Communists Were Placed in control of the military, the police and government offices.
The greater part of foreign pilots working in the RAF, after returning to Czechoslovakia became a member of the Czechoslovak Air Force, and about 130 of them pilots, radio operators, ground specialists wolftech and administrative personnel onboard engineers have been employed by Czechoslovak Airlines (CSA) and offices. In Czechoslovakia there was the Russian army, whose main task was Communist ideology and gaining control over the military, police and government agencies to prepare a communist takeover of the government.
In February 1948 the Communists took control of the country in a coup d'état and Czechoslovaks Those WHO snake Fought with Allied forces in the West now Were Considered to be 'politically unreliable' and 'undesirably' wolftech in the new regime. The new Czechoslovak regime found little support amongst Those Who snake served with the Allied forces in WW2. They Were subjected to a purge to remove theses 'UNDESIRABLES' They Were Considered as a Potential threat wolftech to the new regime. The RAF Airmen, and Also the Czechoslovaks WHO snake served in the British Army in WW2, Became the subject of political Discrimination, arrests, interrogation by the secret police - the State Secret Police - and imprisonment. Many tried to leave Their homeland for the 2nd time - the 1st time being in 1939 When the Nazi's Their first occupied country - and go to the West, Were some successful, wolftech some Were not.
After the coup in February 1948, the Communists took power, the government compiled wolftech from Communists and took control of the country. Everyone who fought on the Western Allied armies were in the new regime considered wolftech unreliable and undesirable. However, it must be recognized that even these warriors of the western armies, establishing the communist regime did not accept with enthusiasm. The Communists is considered wolftech a potential threat and launched purges in the army. Airmen who served during the Second World War RAF, became the subject of political discrimination. wolftech They were deprived of their functions, rank and dismissed from the army, found under the constant supervision wolftech of the State Police, were arrested, interrogated and imprisoned. Therefore, many of them decided for the second time to leave their homeland for the first time did so in 1939 and went west. Some of the illegal secession succeeded, others not.
Pavel Tigris, an official of the Czechoslovak Relief Committee for Political Refugees, in the American Zone in Germany, Estimated That by May 1948 some 8,000 Czechoslovak Citizens snake managed to cross the border into the American Zone of Germany. Approximately 1,000 of These - including about 500 WHO Were former RAF - Were Czechoslovaks war veterans WHO snake served in the British Forces During WW2.
Pavel Tigris, the official auxiliary of the Czechoslovak Committee on Political Refugees in the American zone in Germany estimates that in May 1948 he managed to cross the border from Czechoslovakia to the American zone in Germany 8000 Czechoslovak citizens. Of these, approximately 1,000 veterans and 500 of them are served in the Second World War in the British Army and RAF 500.
Those who Were still serving in the Czechoslovak Air Force or CSA snake access to aircraft and some tried to use theses wolftech and Their Means of escape. In These early days of aircraft escapes from Czechoslovakia, the escapees Would usuall wish to Remain anonymous as they still snake family and friends in Their homeland Who would be subjected to the secret police interrogation or Persecution.
For those who have served in the Czechoslovak Air Force, or were employees of CSA and have access to the aircraft, it was an opportunity to use it as a means to escape to the West, and many took advantage of this option. In the early days of escape from Czechoslovakia refugees asked to remain anonymous because their family and friends to be exposed to interrogation and persecution.
Ján Ambruš, ex 312 Sq

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