Testimony of Rudolf Kohn, born in the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, his experiences in Atlit and Sarafand, combat in Tobruk, in England, and Dunkirk

Testimony of Rudolf Kohn, born in the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, his experiences in Atlit and Sarafand, combat in Tobruk, in England, and Dunkirk 

Testimony of Rudolf Kohn, born in the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, his experiences in Atlit and Sarafand, combat in Tobruk, in England, and Dunkirk 

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Testimony of Rudolf Kohn, born in the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, his experiences in Atlit and Sarafand, combat in Tobruk, in England, and Dunkirk Born in the Sudetenland. Jewish refugees from the Sudetenland, 1938; transports to Eretz Israel from Prague and Bratislava organized by Zionist and Beitar movements, 1939; detention in the Sarafand camp and the Atlit camp, 1940; mobilization of Czechoslovakian Jews in Palestine, 1942; training for anti-aircraft defense; fighting at Tobruk, 1943; activities of Jewish army chaplain, Dr. Rezek; Czechoslovakian Middle East troops transferred to England, 1943; Czechoslovakian tank brigade in England; Jewish participation in Czechoslovakian tank brigade; transfer to France; Jewish participation in fighting at Dunkirk, 1944; fighting in Czechoslovakian territories liberated by the American Army, 1945; demobilization, 1945. Training of volunteers for Czechoslovakian Haganah brigade; Haganah transports to Israel, 1948-1949. Also in file: Military decorations and personal documents. Information provided regarding: Faltyn, Klejzer, Laufer, Hoenig, Hugo Stark, Henk, Marmestein, Schlesinger, Dr. Fuehrt, Dr. Hanus Rezek, Klapalek, Strelka, Hag, Duda, Schlesinger, Starosta, Snabl, Sochar, Kahane, Fanta, Subrt, Farsky, Goldblum.