Memorial of the Fallen Czechoslovak Pilots in WWII
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Memorial of the Fallen Czechoslovak Pilots in WWII
Today I visited one of the veterans from Eastern Front, Mr. Kopold. He lives near where the memorial of Czechoslovak pilots fallen in the Second World War stands.
From overall 2,500 Czechoslovak airmen who took part in WWII, 536 of them perished.
Wherever their bones may lie, the courage of heroes is consecrated in the hearts and engraved in the history of the free. Lt Col Honner DSO MC, 39th Commander speaking of the dead from the battle of Kokoda.
"Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts"
Sir Winston Churchill
"To him the people of the world largely owe the Freedom and liberties they enjoy today"
Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London