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New plaque unveiled in Prague to Aberdeen Gordon Highlander William Greig


New plaque unveiled in Prague to Aberdeen Gordon Highlander William Greig
Updated: May 11, 2021, 11:37 am
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William Greig became a hero in Prague during the Second World War.
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A new plaque has been unveiled in Prague to mark the heroism of an Aberdeen-born Gordon Highlander and his colleague, who helped save the city from the Nazis in 1945.
Lucy Hughes, the British deputy ambassador to the Czech Republic, led the ceremony to commemorate the actions of William Greig and Thomas Vokes during the Prague uprising which led to its liberation on May 9 1945. ....

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The Aberdeen Gordon Highlander honoured for helping save Prague from the Nazis


The Aberdeen Gordon Highlander honoured for helping save Prague from the Nazis
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William Greig became a hero in Prague during the Second World War.
It sounds like the script from a Commando comic; the young soldier who suffered captivity, escaped from the enemy, and was the hero of the hour in a desperate mission to save a city from oblivion.
Yet, as the medal which has just been donated to the Gordon Highlanders Museum illustrates, there was nothing fictional about the fashion in which Private William Greig helped rescue Prague from the Nazis and became the recipient of the Czech Military Cross for his courage while joining resistance fighters during the climactic stages of the Second World War. ....

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