W/Cdr Václav Bergman - Domousice, Czech Republic
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W/Cdr Václav Bergman was a Czech Officer of No. 313 Sqn. RAF
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Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/14/2018
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On 15 March 1939 Germany occupied Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic), the Luftwaffe confiscated all Czechoslovak Air Force aircraft. Emigration was strictly controlled and former air force personnel were not allowed to leave the country Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (
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After France capitulated to Germany on 22 June 1940, many Czechoslovak airmen escaped to the United Kingdom. The RAF quickly created new squadrons formed of Czechoslovak pilots. The first fighter unit was No. 310 Squadron RAF (
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Many of the Czechoslovak pilots died during WWII. Their memorials are located in many places in Western Europe, but also in Czech Republic. The monuments have different shapes and sizes. One of the typical forms is the memorial plaque located on the houses where the pilot was born or where they lived for some time.
Memorial Inscription:
CZECHOSLOVAK SQUADRON 313
ROYAL AIR FORCE
JEDEN JESTRÁB MNOHO VRAN ZAHÁNÍ
GENERÁLMAJOR – SQUADRON LEADER
VÁCLAV BERGMAN
*27. srpna1915 †31. prosince 2002
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