http://hloubkari.bloguje.cz/tema-21-english-version.php Útoky spojeneckého stíhacího a bitevního letectva na pozemní cíle v českých zemích 1944-1945 cs http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss www.bloguje.cz 120 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:10:08 +0100 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:10:08 +0100 http://hloubkari.bloguje.cz/655544-wrecks-of-a-german-hetzer-tank-destroyer-digged-out.php Czech version I have just received a couple of photos taken in Brno yesterday where wrecks of a German Hetzer tank destroyer (or Panzerjäger in German) were digged out. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:03:00 +0200 http://hloubkari.bloguje.cz/652631-airfields-used-by-u-s-air-forces-in-the-eto.php Czech version I was surfing the Internet yesterday when I came across to the link to the list of the airfields that were either captured and re-used or constructed by Allied engineering units in the ETO from June 1944 to May 1945. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:27:00 +0200 http://hloubkari.bloguje.cz/652497-1200-people-killed-in-raids-of-soviet-air-force-on-may-8-and-9-1945.php Czech version Soviet Air Force flew many strafing and dive-bombing missions to prevent German troops from surrending to U. S. Army in western Bohemia on May 8 and 9, 1945. They also tried to hit roads and communication hubs. Unfortunately, many errors due to various reasons occurred... I estimate that at least 1200 people were killed - most of them Czech and German civilians. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:28:00 +0200 http://hloubkari.bloguje.cz/705440-thirteen-u-s-strafers-killed.php Referring to updated Czech resources thirteen U. S. pilots were killed in strafing runs. Czech version Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:12:00 +0200 http://hloubkari.bloguje.cz/647862-crewmen-mortally-wounded-in-a-damaged-locomotive.php Czech version On April 1, 1945 passenger train No. 1705 departing from the station of Veseli Nad Luznici (75 miles south of Prague) at 10.45 was strafed by a couple of Mustangs north-west of Jindrichuv Hradec at high noon. The bullet-ridden locomotive No. 354.719 was brought to halt immediately Sun, 16 Apr 2006 10:57:00 +0200 http://hloubkari.bloguje.cz/645053-barges-and-railroad-installation-strafed-at-roztoky.php Czech version This is rather a mysterious case: There is a note in the Summary of the Opperations of the Ninth Air Force saying the 354the Fighter Group reported to strafe various ground targets in the vicinity of "M/Y Roztok" on April 24, 1945. The pilots definitely meant the RR station at Roztoky, a village located a couple of miles north of Prague.The former village president Mr Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:08:00 +0200 http://hloubkari.bloguje.cz/644162-remains-of-2-lt-kiggins-taken-over-by-u-s-officials.php Czech version Yesterday SMSgt. Scott M. Reuter of the U.S. Embassy to Prague and Jay L. Bevard, director of the US Army Memorial Affairs Activity-Europe, took over remains of 2/Lt Williama L. Kiggins of the 31st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force, who died after his aircraft was lost to flak near the city of Brno on October 11, 1944. This ceremony was organized nine months after the remains were excavated in the area and three months after the memorial was unveiled Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:03:00 +0200 http://hloubkari.bloguje.cz/643406-some-locos-were-strafed-and-hit-again-after-being-repaired.php Czech version Seventeen locomotives of the total number of 375 that have been registered in my database of strafing attacks as "put out of service" were hit twice! The locos are as follows:264.107 275.013 354.1142 354.123 354.134 354.159 423.014 434.205 434.2150 52 7469 524.0104 524.011 524.017 524.025 524.083 524.128 534.038Obviously, this statistics refers only to those engines number plates of which are known (i.e. these were mentioned in the relevant report) Sat, 15 Apr 2006 08:31:00 +0200 http://hloubkari.bloguje.cz/633206-luftwaffe-bases-in-bohemia-and-moravia-attacked-by-raf-and-usaaf-pilots.php Czech version Hopefully this is a complete list of known attacks of airfields in Bohemia and Moravia (or what is now the territory of the Czech Republic) carried out by RCAF and USAAF units (please see the attached sources). Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:26:00 +0200