„Tito důstojníci jsou dodnes zavázáni mu vděčností…“ Sledování bývalého ministra Františka Machníka a jeho přátel agenty OBZ za třetí republiky
“These Officers Owe Him a Debt of Gratitude Even Today …” The Surveillance of the Former Minister František Machník and His Friends by OBZ Agents during the So-called Third Republic
Author(s): Lukáš KopeckýSubject(s): WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů
Keywords: František Machník; Third Republic; National Defence; Czechoslovakia;
Summary/Abstract: At 3 o’clock on the afternoon of 16 April 1947, the main trial was held at the National Court as the court of honour in the case of František Machník. The former grammar school professor and director, an MP for the Agrarian Party and in 1935–1938 Minister of National Defence was accused of conduct not befitting a loyal and courageous Czechoslovak citizen in Klatovy and elsewhere at a time when the republic was facing greater threat, i.e. after 21 May 1938. He was to be found guilty as per Sect. 4 of Presidential Decree 17/1945 Coll. and to be deprived of his rights as per Sect. 5 of the same Decree.
Journal: Paměť a dějiny
- Issue Year: VIII/2014
- Issue No: 04
- Page Range: 43-53
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Czech