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Although links to the most of the pages containing lists of Czechoslovaks and associated persons in Britain during World War Two can be found elsewhere on this site, I gather them here to make searching for specific persons easier. The total number of entries on the lists is just under 20,000, plus the VÚA Databases online. 1. CIVILIAN REFUGEES Compiled from the BCRC/CRTF Case Index List, contains 13,398 names of Czechoslovaks who arrived in Britain as civilian refugees and family members "acquired" after arrival. COMPLETE ALPHABETICAL LIST - 13,398 names (430KB) For more information see the BCRC/CRTF page. 2. VÚA-VHA DATABASES OF CZECHOSLOVAK MILITARY PERSONNEL The "Vojenský ústřední archiv - Vojenský historický archiv" (VÚA-VHA = Military Central Archive - Military Historical Archive) in Prague has online access to databases with basic information about Czechoslovak military personnel. It also, of course, holds original personnel documents relating to these individuals. To go directly to the VÚA-VHA Database search page (site in Czech only) click on the following link: https://www.vuapraha.cz/databaze-vha/ To go to the page on this site with tips on how to use the search page and further information, click here. 3. CZECHOSLOVAK SOLDIERS AT CHOLMONDELEY After evacuation from France and arrival in Britain in July 1940, Czechoslovak soldiers were sent to a camp at Cholmondeley Castle. Of these, 539 were expelled from the Czechoslovak forces after expressing reluctance to serve any further, leaving 3,342 names to form the Czechoslovak Brigade and provide personnel for the military authorities. LIST OF 'MUTINEERS' EXPELLED AT CHOLMONDELEY - 539 names (24KB) LIST OF THOSE REMAINING IN CZECHOSLOVAK FORCES - 3,342 NAMES (125KB) Please note that those who immediately on arrival in Britain were sent to RAF Cosford to form RAF units are not included. Only if they were transferred from the Czechoslovak Brigade after 1st August 1940 will their names appear here. Please click on the following links for the pages on the Czechoslovak Brigade and the 'Mutiny'. 4. CZECHOSLOVAKS IN THE RAF The web site of the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) contains a list of Czechoslovaks who served in the RAF, mostly in the 4 Czechoslovak squadrons, throughout the war. There are also a few related articles, all in Czech only. To reach the 'umbrella' page for this area of the ACR site please click here, or you can go directly to the pages with the name lists by using the links below. Please note that although the names are sorted accurately according to the Czech system, there are NO accents/diacritics shown in the lists. These are old pages relating to Czechoslovaks in the RAF, only accessible directly, not via the current ACR site. 5. WANTED: SPECIAL SEARCH LIST GB In the summer of 1940, with the possibility of invading Britain, the Germans produced a handbook for the invading troops which included a list of persons for immediate detention. This contained at least 205 persons from , or connected with, Czechoslovakia. To go to the page with the list please click on the link below. WANTED: SPECIAL SEARCH LIST GB - 205 names
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