Testimony of Richard Fischl, born in Havlickuv Brod, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding his experiences in Poland, Samarkand, as a soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army in Buzuluk, and in combat in Sokolovo, Dukla, Presov and Ostrava Born in Czechoslovakia; German occupation; effect of the German occupation on Czechoslovakian Army officers; escape routes to Poland; German-speaking Czechoslovakian Jews in refugee center in Katowice, 1939; Soviet occupation; transfer to Samarkand; life of Jewish refugees in Samarkand, 1940-1942; formation of Czechoslovakian battalion at Buzuluk, 1942; participation of Jewish soldiers in Sokolovo battle, 1943; participation of Jewish women; language and nationality problems in Czechoslovakian units; participation of Jews in tank training camp at Saratov; participation of Jews in tank battalion, 1943; participation of tank battalion in battles at Dukla, Presov and Ostrava, 1944-1945. Training of volunteers for Israel in Czechoslovakian military camp in Strelna, 1948; contact with Jewish soldiers by Israeli diplomats; rise in antisemitism; antisemitism as reason for aliya to Israel, 1949; former Czechoslovakian soldiers and officers integrated into Israeli military and civilian life, 1949. Information provided regarding: Jaros, Janko, Karel Hahn, Hanak, Robert Weiss, Ludvik Merz, Sreiber, Stefka