CZECH WAR HERO

Seniors like to read about historical events. And because we celebrate the 100th  anniversary of the foundation of the Czechoslovak Republic, there is one interesting news about Josef František, the Czech war hero of Great Britain. 

CZECH WAR HERO.

The autumn of 2018 is the 100^th anniversary of the foundation¹ of the Czechoslovak Republic.Czechoslovakia had many heroes, but people don’t know them all.

September 1940 - A great Czech pilot called Josef Frantisek shoots down 17 enemy² planes during the Battle of Britain.

Winston Churchill says: “These pilots are great men who will save³ their home.” .

But Josef Frantisek confirms⁴ that also Czech pilots save Britain.Frantisek and other pilots are very brave⁵ and have a lot of physical and mental stress.He is a bit crazy.He flies away⁶ from other pilots and chases⁷ enemy planes.

The Imperial War Museum says that Frantisek is the „top scorer“ of the Battle of Britain and one of the top scorers of the war.

Unfortunately⁸, Frantisek dies at the end of 1940.

Josef Frantisek is also in Hurricane, a British film from 2018.It tells the story of brave Polish pilots.They are fighting⁹ for Britain in World War II.

Vocab.:¹založení| ²nepřátelský| ³zachránit| ⁴potvrdit| ⁵statečný| ⁶odlétat| ⁷pronásledovat| ⁸bohužel| ⁹bojovat
Language notes: shoot down=sestřelit|Battle of Britain=Bitva o Británii|physical and mental stress=fyzická a psychická zátěž|Imperial War Museum=Imperiální válečné muzeum (Londýn)|top scorer=nejlepší střelec|World War II= 2.světová válka
Sources: bbc.co.uk.