ANTHROPOID Jaroslav Čvančara

ANTHROPOID Jaroslav Čvančara Czechoslovak Patriots‘ Story U k á z k a k n i h y z i n t e r n e t o v é h o k n i h k u p e c t v í w w w . k o s m a s . c z , U I D : K O S 2 3 5 3 0 7 ANTHROPOID CZECHOSLOVAK PATRIOTS‘ STORY Jaroslav Čvančara Ukázka knihy z internetového knihkupectví www.kosmas.cz © Jaroslav Čvančara, 2017 © Translation Dagmar Johnson - Šišková, 2017 © Centrum české historie, 2017 Copying of the text or any use of or quoting from the text from this book is fully allowed, provided that the source and the name of the author are clearly stated. Any use of the photographic material and documentation is subject to prior consultation with the author. ISBN 978-80-88162-08-7 ISBN 978-80-88162-09-4 (PDF) ISBN 978-80-88162-14-8 (angl. vyd.) ISBN 978-80-88162-15-5 (angl. vyd. PDF) U k á z k a k n i h y z i n t e r n e t o v é h o k n i h k u p e c t v í w w w . k o s m a s . c z , U I D : K O S 2 3 5 3 0 7 In memory of Janička Žižlavská, the niece of parachutist Oldřich Pechal. She was left to die of hunger 46 days after being born as on the 12 June 1942 the Germans murdered both her parents Božena and Jan Žižlavský, her grandparents Anna and Josef Pechal and her uncle Kliment Pechal at Kounic hall of residence, Brno town. U k á z k a k n i h y z i n t e r n e t o v é h o k n i h k u p e c t v í w w w . k o s m a s . c z , U I D : K O S 2 3 5 3 0 7 WE REMAIN CHAPTER I FAITHFUL „The tree of freedom is often watered by the blood of executioners and patriots.“ (Motto on the memorial at Prague - Dejvice, dedicated to the Czechoslovak parachutists and their collaborators from the home resistance who lost their lives during the Second World War). U k á z k a k n i h y z i n t e r n e t o v é h o k n i h k u p e c t v í w w w . k o s m a s . c z , U I D : K O S 2 3 5 3 0 7 ANTHROPOID – CZECHOSLOVAK PATRIOTS‘ STORY Palladium Czech lands. According to ancient legend this metal St Václav, do not let either us or the future generations perish. relief was a gift from the princess Ludmila to her grandson For centuries the Czech nation which has had to protect the land Václav I. It is, in fact, as old as the Czech nation. While it is here, where it was born, needs to fear for its existence. the Czech nation will be protected. (Mikoláš Aleš, aquarell, pen drawing 1890). Idea of the Czechoslovak state. 6 U k á z k a k n i h y z i n t e r n e t o v é h o k n i h k u p e c t v í w w w . k o s m a s . c z , U I D : K O S 2 3 5 3 0 7 WE REMAIN FAITHFUL The Habsburg dynasty has vanished. Independent Czechoslovakia was formed on 28 October 1918. This represents a change of the quality of lives of the Czechs, the Moravians, the Silesians, the Slovaks and the Ruthenians. Prague, Wenceslas Square, 21 December 1918. A triumphant welcome to Tomáš Garigue Masaryk. He was elected President at the very first national Assembly on 14 November 1918. 7 U k á z k a k n i h y z i n t e r n e t o v é h o k n i h k u p e c t v í w w w . k o s m a s . c z , U I D : K O S 2 3 5 3 0 7 ANTHROPOID – CZECHOSLOVAK PATRIOTS‘ STORY President Liberator Tomáš Garigue Masaryk, first president of the Czechoslovak Republic. The Foreign Minister Dr Edward Beneš. The Paris Peace Conference of January 1919 concluded most of the territorial disputes. However, the idea of the common and equal national state, the sharing of the spiritual and moral principles and values has been from the start plagued by future conflicts with the Hungarian and Polish minorities and, above all, with the three million strong German diaspora. 8 Ukázka knihy z internetového knihkupectví www.kosmas.cz WE REMAIN FAITHFUL Large version of the Czechoslovak republic crest. Sokol – the largest organisation of physical education in the pre-war Czechoslovakia. It was purposefully established as a truly democratic organisation promoting deep national sentiment. (Truth will Prevail by Jan Dědina, coloured drawing). 9 U k á z k a k n i h y z i n t e r n e t o v é h o k n i h k u p e c t v í w w w . k o s m a s . c z , U I D : K O S 2 3 5 3 0 7 ANTHROPOID – CZECHOSLOVAK PATRIOTS‘ STORY Because of its political and geographical position, Czechoslovakia based its assurances on co-operation with the victorious countries of the Entente Cordiale, most of all with France. Military manoeuvres, Ledeč nad Sázavou 1934: in the front from left is the head of the military mission Geneneral Louis Eugene Faucher, Chief of the French General Staff Gen. Maurice Gamelin, General of the Army Josef Bílý. On the right Minister for Defence General of the Army Jan Syrový. Germany, 30 January 1933. 43 year old Adolf Hitler becomes the twenty-first chancellor. The bearers of the torch of nazism, devoted to the German understanding of history and the Führer‘s ideas. Form left: Franz Xaver Schwarz, Heinrich Himmler, Viktor Lutze, Adolf Hitler, Rudolf Hess. On the right Julius Streicher and Martin Bormann. 10 U k á z k a k n i h y z i n t e r n e t o v é h o k n i h k u p e c t v í w w w . k o s m a s . c z , U I D : K O S 2 3 5 3 0 7 WE REMAIN FAITHFUL The beloved and mesmerising captor of the masses. He speaks to the street, captivates even those with intellectual thinking and higher principles. Many hysterical reactions of „seeing red“ are often nothing more than well performed acts. Hitler is a brilliant speaker. He needs emotions to mobilize the nation. He guarantees people work and strengthens the economy. He promises to restore Germany‘s glory and honour, lost at the end of the First World War. Quedlinburg, a special event commemorating the death of the German King Henry the Fowler. From left: Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler, SS-Obergruppenführer August Heissmeyer, SS-Gruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, SS-Gruppenführer Karl Wolff and Reichsminister for Nutrition and Agriculture Richard Walther Darré. The Romanesque basilique of Saint Servác in Quedlinburg. Every year on the 2nd July Himmler lays a wreath at the tomb of Henry the Fowler. Behind him from left: Karl Wolff, Gauleiter Rudolf Jordan, Reinhard Heydrich and August Heissmeyer. 11 U k á z k a k n i h y z i n t e r n e t o v é h o k n i h k u p e c t v í w w w . k o s m a s . c z , U I D : K O S 2 3 5 3 0 7 ANTHROPOID – CZECHOSLOVAK PATRIOTS‘ STORY Valhalla near Regensburg is the hall of German national glory, named after the seat of the most valiant fallen warriors of German mythology. It is meant to strengthen the German national understanding and sense of belonging. Portrait of Heydrich bearing the ring of honour on his left hand known as Totenkopffring (a ring with the image of a death’s head). He received it personally from Himmler at Wewelsburg Castle. But unlike his boss, Heydrich is not that keen on mysticism and, allegedly, has never read Mein Kampf. His world is that of intelligence work, hard and high powered games – a chessboard full of sophisticated methods and misinformation campaigns. He was born on 7 March 1904 at Halle unter Salle into an artistic family. He finished his education at the Realgymnasium (Lower Grammar School) with top marks. He became interested in the natural sciences already during his basic school years. He compensated his weaker physical constitution with strong will and sport, mainly rowing. He joined the Navy on 30 March 1922 at Kiel-Holtenau. After Valhalla. The first German King completing his training and passing the exam he served on the SMS Niobe as cadet from and coloniser of the East, Henry April to June 1923 and from July 1923 he served on the cruiser Berlin. He won the 12‘ the Fowler, subjugator of the dinghy category yachting competion on the Baltic Sea. A year later he won the same contest Czech Prince Václav, was one of on the North Sea. He started his service on warships in January 1926, amongst them the the prominent figures of Nazi Braunschweig, on which the First Officer was Lieutenant Commander Wilhelm Canaris.

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