Last Czech Dunkirk veteran dies at 100

Josef Turek, a war veteran and retired colonel, has died at the age of 100. He was the last Czechoslovak soldier living in the Czech Republic who had taken part in the fighting at the French port of Dunkirk during the Second World War.

The Ministry of Defence’s Department for War Veterans and War Graves announced his death on social media. In February this year, Mr. Turek was awarded the French Legion of Honour, fifth class.