PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kudrna, Ladislav
TI  - The Last Year for Czechoslovak Pilots in German Captivity
DP  - 2021 Jun 11
TA  - Historica Olomucensia
PG  - 161--175
VI  - 60
IP  - 1
AID - 10.5507/ho.2021.007
IS  - 18039561
AB  - The aim of this study was to introduce key moments in the lives of Czechoslovak pilots, members of the Royal Air Force held captive by Germans. The events are embedded in a wider context, and emphasis is put on the end of the war when the Nazi security apparatus decided about physical elimination of Czech "traitors", which was fortunately prevented by the strong stance of the British government. The key source for this study were materials from the Military Central Archive, as well as the author's previously published works, and recent foreign literary sources. Another very beneficial source were interviews and accounts provided by a participant of the wartime events, as well as memoirs of pilots, some of which were created immediately after the war.