Josef Matoušek
Encyclopedia
Josef Matoušek was a Czech
historian and associate professor.
In November 1939 he participated in preparations for Jan Opletal
's funeral. He was arrested by the Gestapo
on 17 November 1939 and was executed the same day without trial.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
historian and associate professor.
In November 1939 he participated in preparations for Jan Opletal
Jan Opletal
Jan Opletal was a student of the Medical Faculty of the Charles University in Prague, who was killed in an anti-Nazi demonstration during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia....
's funeral. He was arrested by the Gestapo
Gestapo
The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police...
on 17 November 1939 and was executed the same day without trial.