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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 33869" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Petrak </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Antonin </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>MY Section SOE </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Member of the British Empire,Military Cross (GB) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WW2 service </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 14.4.1912 Viedni</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Czech Army (Lt) 1939</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Free Czech Forces,Lebanon (via France,Balkans and Turkey)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>to England June 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SOE STS (Czech Section) Traigh House 1942-43 (liaison officer and interpreter)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1st Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade Group 1944 (C.O.support company,motor battalion)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award M.C. for Germany 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>granted rank of Major General 1989</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>formed an association of Slovak ex-servicemen who fought with Western Allies</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded MBE 1996 for this service</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded Order of the White Lion (Czech)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded Lgiond'Honneur (France)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>unveiled plaque at Traigh House in remembrance of Czechs who trained there 2002</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Rudolfina (1 daughter)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 8.2.2009 (Aged 96)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>buried Cintorín Petržalka, Petrzalka, Bratislava V, Bratislavský, Slovakia. Plot 2--50</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/i-petrak.8428/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8428-b474ca51727f72039767c0ad47cb6e8d.jpg?1591389279" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/a-petrak.5815/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/5/5815-1a2f1d204ac46f216c8b127bd3a0b8c6.jpg?1591388594" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/a-petrak-grave.37307/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37307-46ef212f1b84d67e99795a49eb7f8689.jpg?1658673449" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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