Jindřich Svoboda

Jindřich Svoboda (23 May 1917 – 17 January 1942) was a Czech bomber captain of the 311th Squadron RAF in World War II, who was made a colonel posthumously.

Jindřich Svoboda was born in Jungmannova Street in Třebíč. At an early age, his family moved to Zámostí where they lived in No. 119. He was a member of the Junák association (Association of Scouts and Guides of the Czech Republic) and his nickname was Horse. In the year 1936 he attended the Military Aviation School in Prostějov. and in 2003 the footbridge in Třebíč are named after him. In 2006 a commemorative plaque was unveiled at the townhall building in Třebíč in memory of aviators of the RAF who were born in Třebíč.