One hundred and sixty members of the Czechoslovak Western Brigade and the wives of 60 of them are en route to Prague on a special treatment to pick them up at Naples, it was announced here today.
The soldiers and their families are part of a group of 400 Czechoslovak repatriates returning from Palestine and other Middle East areas. One of the passengers is the famous Polish painter, 65-year-old Vlastimil Hofman, who was born in Prague.
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