Josef Šnajdr

Josef Šnajdr (22 January 1909, Luhačovice – 14 September 1992, Brookwood, Surrey^[1]) was a Czechoslovak Major General, pilot and later commander of the 311th Czechoslovak Bomber Squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II, recipient of multiple military decorations.^[2][3][4]

On 17 January 1942, he was part of the crew on during a raid on Bremen. Their Vickers Wellington was shot down and crashed in the Netherlands. Jindřich Svoboda, J. Brož and R. Mašek died while K. Batelka, Z. Sichrovský and Šnajdr survived.^[5]

Decorations

Some of them are:

• 3x Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945^[3]
• 2x Czechoslovakia Medal For Valor [cs]^[3]
• Czechoslovakia Medal of Merit [cs] 1.st.^[3]
• Commemorative Medal of the Czechoslovak Foreign Army [cs] with Plate F and VB^[3]

References

1. Josef Snajdr – Memorial Plaque
2. LÁNÍK, Jaroslav, Vojenské osobnosti československého odboje 1939-1945. Praha: Ministerstvo obrany České republiky - AVIS, 1999. ISBN 80-7278-233-9
3. Josef ŠNAJDR - bombardovací pilot - RAF No.: 82 575
4. VÁŇA, Josef, Příslušníci československého letectva v RAF, AVIS, 1999
5. Joura, Jiří (2006). Procházky starou Třebíčí ... podruhé. Třebíč: Amaprint Kerndl. p. 178. ISBN 80-239-7412-2.