Photo: Archive of Jiří Klůc
Among the lesser-known stories of World War II are those of American soldiers captured after the D-Day landings in Normandy. In June 1944, hundreds of American paratroopers who had jumped behind enemy lines on D-Day, ended up in German captivity. Surprisingly, many of them would later have unexpected connections to Czechoslovakia.
Leonard Gaj currently lives in New York State and recently celebrated his 100th birthday.
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