Testimony of Helmut Brecher, born in Liberec, Czechoslovakia, 1923, regarding his escape to England, 1939, and his experiences as a Czechoslovakian soldier in the British Army, including service in the Royal Air Force (RAF)

Testimony of Helmut Brecher, born in Liberec, Czechoslovakia, 1923, regarding his escape to England, 1939, and his experiences as a Czechoslovakian soldier in the British Army, including service in the Royal Air Force (RAF) 

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Testimony of Helmut Brecher, born in Liberec, Czechoslovakia, 1923, regarding his escape to England, 1939, and his experiences as a Czechoslovakian soldier in the British Army, including service in the Royal Air Force (RAF) Childhood in a Jewish orphanage in Prague; arrival in England with his brother Albert using Slovak passports, 1939; assistance of the British Refugee Committee, 1940; work in factories; military training in the Czechoslovakian military unit in Southampton; enlistment by Jews, 1943; detention of Jewish escapees in Italian camps; help from Italian farmers; enlistment in the Czechoslovakian military unit in England; enlistment in the Czechoslovakian Air Force, 1944; extent of Jewish participation. Demobilization of Czechoslovakian Jewish soldiers in England, 1946. Information provided regarding: Brothers Albert Brecher and Richard Brecher, Vladimir Gruenmandel, Novak, Celis, Bergler, Jan Wiener, Mahrer, Marcel Friedmann, Secky, Jan Ehrmann, Bedrich brecher, Freschl, Erick Stern