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Completely off-topic: Information needed
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:08 pm
by Al-muell
Hello,
I know that this is not the proper place for such questions and this post will probably be deleted, but I am desperately looking for some info on certain Stiepan Vajda, a Czech soldier who was posthumously awarded a title of the Hero of the Soviet Union + photograph, if any available. The info can be in any language (Czech, English, Russian, German...).
I have heard of podpor. by that name who served in armor troops in Czech unit in the USSR, but I am not sure if this is the same person.
I would be greateful for any information, but I will understand if this post is deleted.
Thanks upfront.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 1:36 am
by Zdzislaw Rudzki
Hello
The post will NOT be deleted but I'm sorry I don't have any info about that soldier. Keep searching .....
Z
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 10:45 am
by Olivier Comault
Hi !
After all you are right, that doesn't cost to ask...
Hmmm, well... Here is a track, anyway...
I don't know where you are from, but since you understand Czech, and Russian language, I believe you are living in the Czech Republic ??!!!
If he is an Hero of the Soviet Union, there is a two-volumes work about these, which gives some informations ( dates, circumstances, number ... ).
The title is , if I well remember, simply "Gjeroi SSSR". Since that book was published around 1986-88, and since the Eternal Love it existed between SSSR and CSSR, it seems me very doubtfull that the Schwarzenberg Palace ( the military museum ) doesn't hold a copy among the shelves of its library, and more, that not an article, a poster, a booklet , ever appeared... I don't believe that hundreds of Czech Citizens were " Hero of the Soviet Union ", so the Few were undoubtely very much publicized.
And what about its military file ? Perhaps is it possible to obtain a copy ?And also, what about the Chancery of the Czech Orders ? One can suppose he was awarded with the "White Lion" ?
If you live outside the Czech republic, did you try through the Embassy ?
Good luck !
Olivier
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 12:20 pm
by Miklós Lovász
As I recall, sometimes in the early '80's there was a book published, entitled "Bratrstvi a tradice. Armady Varsouvskie smlouvy" (sorry if I misspelled). I saw there a complete list of the Czech and Slovak people that received this award. I'm sure you can find the book at some major Prague library (national library, MoD library).
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 2:07 pm
by Olivier Comault
Yes, Miklos, you're right, and probably also in the book ( equally misspelled ) ; " Ceskoslovenske Lidove Armadni " ( Sorry, Sorry Pavel...), and also in the five-volumes work about the history of the Czech Army from the beginning up around 1970. It was published in the late eighties ( the sixth volume was never published due to.... ).
Olivier
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 2:14 pm
by Olivier Comault
Yes, Miklos, you're right, and probably also in the book ( equally misspelled ) ; " Ceskoslovenske Lidove Armadni " ( Sorry, Sorry Pavel...), and also in the five-volumes work about the history of the Czech Army from the beginning up around 1970. It was published in the late eighties ( the sixth volume was never published due to.... ).
Olivier