Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:26:03 +0200Josef Koukal – the story of a war pilot who refused to give uphttps://english.radio.cz/josef-koukal-story-a-war-pilot-who-refused-give-8698885© 2026 Radio Prague International One of the country’s biggest WWII heroes, pilot Josef Koukal, who fought in the Battle of Britain, last week received the Order of the White Lion, the country’s highest state distinction, in memoriam. The man who served his homeland selflessly in the fight for freedom never lived to see the recognition he deserved.    encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/5c46af0dfb200d8bc105c1faf5dd2309.jpg?timestamp=1635352676 Josef Koukal – the story of a war pilot who refused to give up https://english.radio.cz/josef-koukal-story-a-war-pilot-who-refused-give-8698885 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9