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František Fajtl

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In January 1944, František Fajtl was assigned to command a group of 20 Czechoslovak pilots, forming the 1st Czechoslovak Independent Fighter Air Regiment, in the Soviet Union as result of negotiations between the London-based
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He wrote 14 mostly autobiographical books about his wartime experiences and also chronicles of the Czech soldiers fighting in foreign armies during the war and about his sad experience with communist persecution.
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FN fighters. The air group was a significant power, mostly due to their surprise effect. The Germans did not realize the presence of a fighter group based within the region. When the
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was suppressed in October 1944, the air regiment returned to a Soviet-controlled airbase in Poland. His last military assignment was during the
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and the military mission in the Soviet Union. The air regiment was part of the 1st Czechoslovak Army corps, but was under the command of the
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in 1918, and now is a part of the Czech Republic. In 1933, he attended, and in 1935 graduated from, the Military Academy in
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in 1989. He wrote many autobiographical books about his wartime experiences, and was an inspiration for the 2001 film
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1st Czechoslovak Independent Fighter Air Regiment "Zvolenský" (Squadron leader: 15 June 1944 – 14 May 1945)
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in 1939, in common with many Czech and Slovak soldiers, he fled through Poland to France. Fajtl joined the
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as a Pilot Officer. He became Lieutenant Pilot in the Czechoslovak Air Force in 1935, flying observation
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1st Czechoslovak Independent Fighter Air Regiment (Squadron Leader: 1 February 1944 – 22 May 1944)
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128th Czechoslovak Independent Fighter Air Regiment (Squadron leader: 22 May 1944 – 15 June 1944)
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On 5 May 1942 his Spitfire was shot down over northern France while escorting bombers attacking
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Shortly after World War II, František Fajtl was awarded many orders and medals and served as a
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František Fajtl became a chairman of the Czech Airmen Association and was promoted to
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government in 1950, because of his connections to Britain. He spent 17 months in a
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On 17 September 1944 Fajtl landed with the regiment on Zolná airport near
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and was held in prison for a year and a half without a trial after the
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seizure of political power in February, 1948. He was arrested by the
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After this episode he became a liaison officer. He was awarded the
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to escort bombers attacking north-west France, and later moved to
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came to power in 1948, and was only fully rehabilitated after the
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where he was captured and imprisoned in a concentration camp at
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Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
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Generál Fajtl, unikátní pocta československému hrdinovi
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Remembering Frantisek Fajtl, legendary fighter pilot
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Groupe de Chasse III./7 (6 June 1940 – 17 June 1940)
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Groupe de Chasse I./6 (17 June 1940 – 20 June 1940)
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Groupe de Chasse III./9 (27 May 1940 – 6 June 1940)
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