Testimony of Hanus Hajek, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1919, regarding his aliya to Eretz Israel via Bulgaria and Belgrade, 1940, his experiences in battle in Tobruk and Benghazi, training in England and combat in Dunkirk Escape to Sofia; commencement of university studies, 1939; escape to Italy, two months later; arrival in Haifa via Yugoslavia, 1940; formation of first Czechoslovakian Army units in the Middle East, 1940; enlistment of Jewish volunteers limited by numerus clausus, 1940-1941; increasing antisemitism as reason for name change; attitude of soldiers from Soviet camps; opinion of soldiers from Soviet camps regarding their commander, Ludvik Svoboda, 1940-1941; battle of Tobruk, 1942; transfer of Czechoslovakian troops to England, 1943; participation in Czechoslovakian tank brigade under General Liska, 1944; invasion of France; unsuccessful attacks on Dunkirk, 1944; forms, causes and consequences of antisemitism; behavior of Jewish soldiers; attitude of General Klapalek, President Benes and Benes' government in exile. Situation in Czechoslovakia before and after the Communist coup.