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Capka, Josef
Capka, Josef
Date of birth:
December 26th, 1915 (Kokory, Austro-Hungary)
Date of death:
July 19th, 1973 (Easton, UK)
Nationality:
Czechoslovakian (1918 - 1948, Republic)
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Ceskoslovenská medaile "Za chrabrost pred nepritelem"
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 6th, 1941
Ceskoslovenský válecný krí 1939
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 25th, 1941
Ceskoslovenský válecný krí 1939
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1941
Ceskoslovenský válecný krí 1939
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 25th, 1941
Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Unit:
No. 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
December 31st, 1941
Ceskoslovenská medaile "Za chrabrost pred nepritelem"
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 23rd, 1943
Ceskoslovenská vojenská pametni medaile 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 7th, 1944
Ceskoslovenská medaile "Za chrabrost pred nepritelem"
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 6th, 1944
Ceskoslovenská medaile "Za chrabrost pred nepritelem"
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 6th, 1944
Ceskoslovenská medaile "Za chrabrost pred nepritelem"
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
No. 68 Squadron
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
August 18th, 1945
Ceskoslovenská vojenská medaile "Za zásluhy" Silver Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 19th, 1946
Sources
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British awards to Czechoslovak RAF personnel | Free Czechoslovak Air Force
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https://www.vuapraha.cz/
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