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Children
  
Ctirad Mašín, Josef Mašín

Josef Mašín Postrach nacist Josef Man Nezlomilo ho ani nelidsk muen

Died
  
30 June 1942, Prague, Czech Republic

Grandchildren
  
Barbara Masin, Sandra Mašínová

Similar
  
Josef Balabán, Václav Morávek, Ctirad Mašín, Barbara Masin

Josef Mašín (August 26, 1896 – June 30, 1942), was an army officer of Czechoslovakia and member of the underground resistance against the Nazis. He was the father of Josef and Ctirad Mašín

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Biography

Josef Mašín Fotogalerie Josef Man na zkladn Fort Bragg Lidovkycz

Josef Mašín was born at Lošany near Kolín. He was a member of the Czechoslovak Legions fighting in Russia (1916–1921) and later an officer in the Czechoslovak Army (commander of an artillery regiment). After the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany he, together with Josef Balabán and Václav Morávek, formed a resistance group concentrated on intelligence gathering and sabotage.

While more resistance groups existed, this one, aptly named Tři Králové (Three Kings), is the most known among the Czech public. Mašín was captured by the Gestapo on May 13, 1941. After being tortured, he twice attempted suicide. As part of the German retaliatory measures for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich he was executed in Prague, aged 45. His body was disposed of at Strašnice Crematorium. His wife was imprisoned for several months.

After the war, Josef Mašín received a posthumous promotion to Brigadier General. His sons - then 13 and 15 years old - got Medals for "personal bravery during the war" from president Edvard Beneš.

References

Josef Mašín Wikipedia


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