Free Czechoslovak forces bronze plaque
Overview
Free Czechoslovak forces bronze plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Warwick. This bronze commemorative plaque records: In tribute to all Czechoslovak soldiers who fell in World War II. From Royal Leamington Spa, in 1941, volunteers from free Czechoslovak forces stationed in the town were parachuted into their homeland to rid if of the tyrant "Protector", S.S.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This bronze commemorative plaque records: In tribute to all Czechoslovak soldiers who fell in World War II.
People and events
The saved account records: From Royal Leamington Spa, in 1941, volunteers from free Czechoslovak forces stationed in the town were parachuted into their homeland to rid if of the tyrant "Protector", S.S.
How it worked
The saved account records: Two of them - Jan Kubis and Josef Gabcik - accomplished their mission in May 1942.
What remains
The saved account records: They and their companions laid down their lives for freedom.
Why it mattered
Free Czechoslovak forces bronze plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: In tribute to all Czechoslovak soldiers who fell in World War II. From Royal Leamington Spa, in 1941, volunteers from free Czechoslovak forces stationed in the town were parachuted into their homeland to rid if of the tyrant "Protector", S.S. General Heydrich. Two of them - Jan Kubis and Josef Gabcik - accomplished their mission in May 1942. They and their companions laid down their lives for freedom. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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