Od interbrigadisty k palubnímu střelci 311. perutě RAF : rotný Rudolf Bolfík (1913-1941)

• Authors: David Majtenyi

Title variants

EN

A journey from Spanish international brigades to the no. 311 Squadron RAF : Flight sergeant Rudolf Bolfík (1913-1941)

DE

Vom Interbrigadisten zu einem Bordschützen im JaboG 311 Feldwebel Rudolf Bolfík (1913-1941)

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The study is concerned with a biography of Rudolf Bolfík, former Czechoslovak air force engineer and gandarme cadet. Bolfík deserted from the gandarme school and attempted to leave for civil-war torn Spain. He succeeded at his third attempt and reached Spain in 1938, enlisting in the battalion Divisionario. After the breakdown of the Spanish front and a short term internation in France he enlisted with the Czechoslovak army in exile in France, was evacuated to Britain from collapsing France, and joined the RAF Squadron no. 311, as a gunner. Bolfík died on return from his fourth sortie when his bomber had an accident over the North Sea.

Keywords

EN

history; 20th century; Czechoslovakia; Spanish civil war 1936-1939; international brigades; Royal Air Force

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Moderní dějiny: sborník k dějinám 19. a 20. století (Modern History: Studies into 19th and 20th century history)
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 105-122
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

David Majtenyi

• Moderní dějiny, redakce, Historický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Prosecká 76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic