RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Kudrna, Ladislav
T1 The Last Year for Czechoslovak Pilots in German Captivity
JF Historica Olomucensia
YR 2021
VO 60
IS 1
SP 161
OP 175
DO 10.5507/ho.2021.007
UL https://historica.upol.cz/artkey/hol-202101-0007.php
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.