Josef Šnajdr
Josef Šnajdr (22 January 1909, Luhačovice – 14 September 1992, Brookwood, Surrey[1]) was a Czechoslovak Major General, pilot and later commander of the 311th Czechoslovak Bomber Squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II, recipient of multiple military decorations.[2][3][4]
On 17 January 1942, he was part of the crew on during a raid on Bremen. Their Vickers Wellington was shot down and crashed in the Netherlands. Jindřich Svoboda, J. Brož and R. Mašek died while K. Batelka, Z. Sichrovský and Šnajdr survived.[5]
Decorations
[edit]Some of them are:
- 3x Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945[3]
- 2x Czechoslovakia Medal For Valor[3]
- Czechoslovakia Medal of Merit 1.st.[3]
- Commemorative Medal of the Czechoslovak Foreign Army with Plate F and VB[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Josef Snajdr – Memorial Plaque
- ^ LÁNÍK, Jaroslav, Vojenské osobnosti československého odboje 1939-1945. Praha: Ministerstvo obrany České republiky - AVIS, 1999. ISBN 80-7278-233-9
- ^ a b c d e Josef ŠNAJDR - bombardovací pilot - RAF No.: 82 575
- ^ VÁŇA, Josef, Příslušníci československého letectva v RAF, AVIS, 1999
- ^ Joura, Jiří (2006). Procházky starou Třebíčí ... podruhé. Třebíč: Amaprint Kerndl. p. 178. ISBN 80-239-7412-2.
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