Monument to the parachute jump of the Out Distance group - Ořechov

The monument is located in Vysočina near the village of Ořechov near Telč. It is dedicated to the group of Out Distance parachutists, who were Karel Čurda, Ivan Kolařík and especially Adolf Opálka. They were landed here on March 28, 1942, but due to a navigational error it was 130 kilometers further than originally planned. Kolařík poisoned himself on April 1, Čurda is known today as a traitor and was executed after the war. On the contrary, Opalka is…