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Bryks, Josef

    Date of birth:
    March 18th, 1916
    Date of death:
    August 11th, 1957
    Nationality:
    Czechoslovakian (1918 - 1948, Republic)

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Flight Lieutenant
    Unit:
    No. 242 (Canadian) Squadron, Royal Air Force
    Awarded on:
    August 9th, 1946
    "Because of his wartime escapes and the assistance he gave to other escapees."
    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    "France & Great Brittain"
    Ceskoslovenská vojenská pametni medaile 1939-1945
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Plukovník (Colonel)
    Awarded on:
    2004
    For bravery and courage during the Second World War.

    Posthumously awarded
    Ocenění města Olomouce
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Plukovník (Colonel)
    Awarded on:
    October 28th, 2006

    Posthumously awarded
    Class II Řád bilého lva

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