The Life Story of a Participant in the 2nd and 3rd Resistance, Mjr. Gst. Josef Kejda Cover Image

Životní osudy účastníka druhého a třetího odboje mjr. gšt. Josefa Kejdy
The Life Story of a Participant in the 2nd and 3rd Resistance, Mjr. Gst. Josef Kejda

Author(s): Markéta Bártová
Subject(s): History of Communism
Published by: Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů
Keywords: seizure of power ;mass injustice ;brutal repression ;army corps ;Josef Kejda Czechoslovakia; February 1948;

Summary/Abstract: After the seizure of power by the communists in Czechoslovakia in February 1948, a time of mass injustice and persecution came, and brutal repressions also affected the army corps. For many officers, fleeing abroad was the only solution in the ever worsening circumstances, and therefore they looked for someone who would help them do so. Some found recourse in their colleague Josef Kejda, for whom helping several friends – Czechoslovak “Western” soldiers, almost cost him his life.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2020
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 90-102
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Czech