Georgios Papanikas – Řek, kterého nechala StB zmizet
Georgios Papanikas – The Greek who the StB had disappeared

Summary/Abstract: The civil war in Greece, which caused great suffering to those fighting for both sides in the conflict, as well as the civilian population, sparked a wave of emigration to countries in the former Eastern Bloc. As early as 1948 a large group of children, who their parents often let go involuntarily, were sent abroad. They were followed by adult refugees who were sympathisers and supporters of the insurgents. When the conflict came to an end in 1949 that wave was followed by another large group, in the main comprising soldiers of the defeated Communist armed forces. However, it wasn’t just the “right” Greeks who arrived in Czechoslovakia, but also, involuntarily, captive soldiers of the Royal Army, who soon earned a reputation for being unreliable, problematic elements. One of them was Georgios Papanikas, for whom involuntary emigration became fateful. You’re over economically, you’re over morally…

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