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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)

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; enlist...
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3731980
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Testimony
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7
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Czech
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O.59 - Collection of Testimonies and Documents about the Participation of Czechoslovakian Jewry in the War against Nazi-Germany
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11/01/1976
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11/01/1976
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ERICH KULKA*
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YES
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11
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O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis
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Written testimony
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection