The memory of the major of the air force Alois Volk.
After the occupation of Czechoslovakia leaving the young lieutenant Volek abroad, he felt that as a professional soldier, an officer it is his duty to fight with arms in hand against the enemy.
He's leaving at a time when in France was established the Czechoslovak military office (2. 8. 1939), which is under the command of general Sergei Ingra changes to the military administration in France.
Lieutenant Volek goes from the Protectorate Böhmen und Moravia to 6. may, 1939, and Poland. Here in August 1939 he entered in Krakow to čs. the military unit. After the fall of Poland together with a group of soldiers of col. Freedom subside and are interned in the USSR.
Lieutenant Volek wanted to against the enemy to fight with weapons in their hands. The situation between the Soviet union and Germany him this chance at the time you weren't and so 12. April 1940 leaving in the second čs. transport from Odessa, through the Brewhouse, Istanbul to Marseille.
After his arrival he was presented and included the divisional infantry, into their own fighting at the front, however, already didn't get to participate, because 22. June 1940 signed, the government of France surrender. Por. Volek, however, wanted to fight !
The remnants of the czechoslovak. units retreat toward the south of France to the port of Séte, where it was organized by the czechoslovak. the military administration of the evacuation by boat to England. The last vessel from the port of sailing 27. July 1940.
After arriving in Great Britain are the remnants of the czechoslovak troops concentrated in a tented camp in Cholmondeley near Chestru, about 30 km south of Liverpool. Of these soldiers is created Čs. separate brigade (Czech-Slovak Independent Brigade Group). The numerical condition of the soldiers of this unit was 3 276 men.
Czechoslovak airmen are assigned to the RAF as volunteers and already 12. July 1940 was also set up, the Inspectorate of the czechoslovak air force in Britain. At the same time, however, occurs to the foundation 310. čs. fighter squadron and 311. čs. bomber squadron. Later then the next čs. squadron no 312, and 313. All czechoslovak air units are immediately after completion of training deployed to combat operations and are active in the battle of britain.
Lieutenant Alois Ox is still in the Cholmondeley relegated to the 2. infantry battalion and in September 1940 from the lack of the system locations assigned to the command of the advance. This staff, military provisions, which he considered undignified, it brings you to the order of ms. airmen.
In December 1941 he was por. Steer at their own request, transferred to the air force with the indication for the function of the navigator. The influx of additional volunteers into the ranks of the czechoslovak. the troops proceeded slowly, the number of recruits preferred to work in the british arms industry and enforce your release from the union of czechoslovak. army. Just at this time leaves the economic governance of the čs. the troop lead the commemorative badges, which we detailed in the introductory part.
After the completion of the course and training is no longer as navigator first lieutenant. Volek becomes a member of 311. čs. bomber squadron. Official minutes of the 19. December 1942 in English the rank of P / O. In the new aviation environment is rapidly acquainted with the friends, was of a cheerful nature, friendly and sociable. As an active writer and poet, and was a welcome kind of all the neat taškařic and merry pastimes, favorite was how in the Czech and the british environment.
After the war in 1945, his friend told the sister of Alois Volk, that the sad was only once in my life. It was at the time, when he returned from operating a daily flight in the connector 8. the air army of the U.S., which in the day of the attack bombed the Most-Záluží. Just sadly said: "I couldn't Even go home" !
In October 1943, after the fly off 480 operating hours, was promoted, awarded Čs. medal For bravery before the enemy, 1939 and transferred to the transport air force, later in November 1944 to the british 246. wing for specific tasks (purposes). Thus, a seemingly safe place outside of the immediate wartime deployment and danger. Fate, however, F/Lt Aloisi Volkovi wasn't inclined to. 14. 3. 1945 started the aircraft B 24 Liberator from the british air base on the island of Terceira in the Azorském archipelago.
Crew:
- navigator - Ox,
- pilot Václav Jílek,
- on-board mechanic Louis Kondziolka,
- on-board radio operator Dalibor Brochard
- pilot Anthony P. R. Walker
- navigator Alistair To. Mudroch DFC – navigator
On board was a Polish military delegation that returned from the United states back to England. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft went off part of the engines, the plane lost altitude and the direction and shattered on the coastal rock reefs. The crew of aircraft B 24 Liberator and all the passengers perished. Buried were 16. march 1945 on the british military cemetery in Lajes.
After the end of the War in Czechoslovakia came only a modest estate of Alois Volk, a few badges, photos and nedopsané poems (Alois Ox: Roses from abroad).
Sources:
Written according to the narration of the sister of Alois Volk with a peek into his journals.
Note:
In the battle of France was awarded:
152 adv. Čs. the division of the Czechoslovak war cross 1939,
109 adv. Čs. the division of the Czechoslovak medal For gallantry 1939,
32 adv. Čs. the division received the French war cross.
In the air group of čs. the troops were further given the other:
7 knight's crosses of the legion of Honor
6 of the French war crosses 1939
81 Ms. war crosses 1939
18 Čs. medals For valor 1939
Completely below the line:
I put it to these signs, because I consider it interesting, if someone placed somewhere else it is OK. Then this can go away. Thank You Alt..
After the occupation of Czechoslovakia leaving the young lieutenant Volek abroad, he felt that as a professional soldier, an officer it is his duty to fight with arms in hand against the enemy.
He's leaving at a time when in France was established the Czechoslovak military office (2. 8. 1939), which is under the command of general Sergei Ingra changes to the military administration in France.
Lieutenant Volek goes from the Protectorate Böhmen und Moravia to 6. may, 1939, and Poland. Here in August 1939 he entered in Krakow to čs. the military unit. After the fall of Poland together with a group of soldiers of col. Freedom subside and are interned in the USSR.
Lieutenant Volek wanted to against the enemy to fight with weapons in their hands. The situation between the Soviet union and Germany him this chance at the time you weren't and so 12. April 1940 leaving in the second čs. transport from Odessa, through the Brewhouse, Istanbul to Marseille.
After his arrival he was presented and included the divisional infantry, into their own fighting at the front, however, already didn't get to participate, because 22. June 1940 signed, the government of France surrender. Por. Volek, however, wanted to fight !
The remnants of the czechoslovak. units retreat toward the south of France to the port of Séte, where it was organized by the czechoslovak. the military administration of the evacuation by boat to England. The last vessel from the port of sailing 27. July 1940.
After arriving in Great Britain are the remnants of the czechoslovak troops concentrated in a tented camp in Cholmondeley near Chestru, about 30 km south of Liverpool. Of these soldiers is created Čs. separate brigade (Czech-Slovak Independent Brigade Group). The numerical condition of the soldiers of this unit was 3 276 men.
Czechoslovak airmen are assigned to the RAF as volunteers and already 12. July 1940 was also set up, the Inspectorate of the czechoslovak air force in Britain. At the same time, however, occurs to the foundation 310. čs. fighter squadron and 311. čs. bomber squadron. Later then the next čs. squadron no 312, and 313. All czechoslovak air units are immediately after completion of training deployed to combat operations and are active in the battle of britain.
Lieutenant Alois Ox is still in the Cholmondeley relegated to the 2. infantry battalion and in September 1940 from the lack of the system locations assigned to the command of the advance. This staff, military provisions, which he considered undignified, it brings you to the order of ms. airmen.
In December 1941 he was por. Steer at their own request, transferred to the air force with the indication for the function of the navigator. The influx of additional volunteers into the ranks of the czechoslovak. the troops proceeded slowly, the number of recruits preferred to work in the british arms industry and enforce your release from the union of czechoslovak. army. Just at this time leaves the economic governance of the čs. the troop lead the commemorative badges, which we detailed in the introductory part.
After the completion of the course and training is no longer as navigator first lieutenant. Volek becomes a member of 311. čs. bomber squadron. Official minutes of the 19. December 1942 in English the rank of P / O. In the new aviation environment is rapidly acquainted with the friends, was of a cheerful nature, friendly and sociable. As an active writer and poet, and was a welcome kind of all the neat taškařic and merry pastimes, favorite was how in the Czech and the british environment.
After the war in 1945, his friend told the sister of Alois Volk, that the sad was only once in my life. It was at the time, when he returned from operating a daily flight in the connector 8. the air army of the U.S., which in the day of the attack bombed the Most-Záluží. Just sadly said: "I couldn't Even go home" !
In October 1943, after the fly off 480 operating hours, was promoted, awarded Čs. medal For bravery before the enemy, 1939 and transferred to the transport air force, later in November 1944 to the british 246. wing for specific tasks (purposes). Thus, a seemingly safe place outside of the immediate wartime deployment and danger. Fate, however, F/Lt Aloisi Volkovi wasn't inclined to. 14. 3. 1945 started the aircraft B 24 Liberator from the british air base on the island of Terceira in the Azorském archipelago.
Crew:
- navigator - Ox,
- pilot Václav Jílek,
- on-board mechanic Louis Kondziolka,
- on-board radio operator Dalibor Brochard
- pilot Anthony P. R. Walker
- navigator Alistair To. Mudroch DFC – navigator
On board was a Polish military delegation that returned from the United states back to England. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft went off part of the engines, the plane lost altitude and the direction and shattered on the coastal rock reefs. The crew of aircraft B 24 Liberator and all the passengers perished. Buried were 16. march 1945 on the british military cemetery in Lajes.
After the end of the War in Czechoslovakia came only a modest estate of Alois Volk, a few badges, photos and nedopsané poems (Alois Ox: Roses from abroad).
Sources:
Written according to the narration of the sister of Alois Volk with a peek into his journals.
Note:
In the battle of France was awarded:
152 adv. Čs. the division of the Czechoslovak war cross 1939,
109 adv. Čs. the division of the Czechoslovak medal For gallantry 1939,
32 adv. Čs. the division received the French war cross.
In the air group of čs. the troops were further given the other:
7 knight's crosses of the legion of Honor
6 of the French war crosses 1939
81 Ms. war crosses 1939
18 Čs. medals For valor 1939
Completely below the line:
I put it to these signs, because I consider it interesting, if someone placed somewhere else it is OK. Then this can go away. Thank You Alt..