Monument to the veteran - Holysov, Czech Republic, EU
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N 49° 35.365 E 013° 06.353
33U E 363105 N 5494705
War veteran Jan Stula - member of the Czechoslovak Foreign Army.
Waymark Code: WM9Q1W
Location: Plzeňský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/16/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member condor1
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Jan Štula se narodil v obci Krátké, poté žil v Brne, odkud v r. 1939 odešel bojovat do Polska, SSSR, Anglie a dalších cizineckých armád. Bojoval jako radový voják u Dunkerque, u Tobruku a v Sýrii. Do Holýšova prišel ze Zvíkovce. V Holýšove, kde žil až do své smrti, bydlel v Horní ul. cp. 356. Puvodním povoláním horník, pracoval v dole Zbuch. Byl držitelem mnoha vyznamenání a medailí. Vyznamenán válecným krížem za Tobruk, medailí za chrabrost, medailí za zásluhy I. a II. stupne, medailí zahranicní armády a anglickou hvezdou. Dne 11. 5. 1998 schválilo mestské zastupitelstvo návrh rady na udelení cestného obcanství mesta Holýšova.

Jan Stula was born in the village of Short, then lived in Brno, where in 1939 he went to fight in Poland, USSR, England and other aliens armies. He fought as an ordinary soldier at Dunkerque, at Tobruk and Syria. By Holysov Zvikovec came from. In Holysov, where he lived until his death, lived in Horni Street 356. Originally a miner, worked in the mine Zbuch. He was the recipient of numerous awards and medals. Awarded the War Cross for Tobruk, medals for valor, the Medal of Merit I and II. degrees, medals, foreign armies and England Star. 11.5.1998, the City Council the Council's proposal to award honorary citizenship of the city Holysov.

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