Obrana národa, the Glossary
Obrana národa (ON; English: Defence of the Nation) was a Czech resistance organization that fought against the German occupation from 1939 to 1945.[1]
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36 relations: Alois Eliáš, České Budějovice, Bedřich Homola, Bedřich Neumann, Brno, Czech Radio, Czech Television, František Binder, František Bláha (soldier), František Slunečko, Hradec Králové, Jaroslav Němec, Josef Balabán, Josef Bílý, Josef Mašín, London, Louny, Ludvík Svoboda, Mladá Boleslav, Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945), Olomouc, Ostrava, Otakar Batlička, Pardubice, Plzeň, Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Reinhard Heydrich, Resistance in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Semily, Sergěj Ingr, Sergey Voytsekhovsky, Slovakia, Uherské Hradiště, Václav Morávek, Zdeněk Novák.
- Czech resistance groups
Alois Eliáš
Alois Eliáš (29 September 1890 – 19 June 1942) was a Czech general and politician.
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České Budějovice
České Budějovice (Budweis) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
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Bedřich Homola
Army General Bedřich Homola (2 June 1887, Běleč – 5 January 1943, Berlin, Plötzensee Prison) was a Czechoslovak soldier, general, legionnaire who fought for the Allies during the First World War, and the Head Commander of the anti-Nazi resistance organization Obrana národa ("Defense of the Nation") during the Nazi occupation of Bohemia and Moravia.
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Bedřich Neumann
Bedřich Neumann (3 April 1891 farnost Pchery – 15 July 1964) was a Czechoslovak general.
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Brno
Brno (Brünn) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.
Czech Radio
Český rozhlas (ČRo) is the public radio broadcaster of the Czech Republic operating continuously since 1923.
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Czech Television
Czech Television (italics; abbreviation: ČT) is a public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting six channels.
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František Binder
Lieutenant Colonel in memoriam František Binder (22 October 1914 in Hojná Voda, Austria-Hungary – 3 March 1942 in East Wretham, Norfolk) was a Czech soldier who participated in the fights to save the Czechoslovak state borders in the unit SOS - State Defense Guard (part of the Financial Guard) and subsequently for World War II fighting in the Royal Air Force (RAF) against Nazi Germany.
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František Bláha (soldier)
František Bláha (26 February 1886, Poděbrady – 21 May 1945, Terezín) was a Czechoslovak soldier, general and one of the senior commanders of the Defense of the Nation.
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František Slunečko
František Slunečko (2 October 1886, Mladá Vožice – 10 December 1963, Prague) was a Czech general, a member of the World War II resistance group Defense of the Nation, and the military commander of Bohemia during the Prague Uprising 1945.
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Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové (Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic.
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Jaroslav Němec
Jaroslav Němec (born 6 March 1954) is a retired Czech footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Josef Balabán
Josef Balabán (5 June 1894 – 3 October 1941) was a Czechoslovak soldier known for his involvement in the resistance movement against Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Josef Bílý
Josef Bílý (30 June 1872 in Zbonín-Ochoz – 28 September 1941 in Prague) was a Czech general and commander of the Czechoslovak national armed forces.
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Josef Mašín
Josef Mašín (26 August 1896 – 30 June 1942) was an army officer of Czechoslovakia and member of the underground resistance against the Nazis.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Louny
Louny (Laun) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.
Ludvík Svoboda
Ludvík Svoboda (25 November 1895 – 20 September 1979) was a Czech general and politician.
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Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav (Jungbunzlau) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
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Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945)
The military occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany began with the German annexation of the Sudetenland in 1938, continued with the creation of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and by the end of 1944 extended to all parts of Czechoslovakia.
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Olomouc
Olomouc (Olmütz) is a city in the Czech Republic.
Ostrava
Ostrava (Ostrawa, Ostrau) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region.
Otakar Batlička
Otakar Batlička (12 March 1895, Prague, Czech Republic (then part of the Kingdom of Bohemia in Austria-Hungary) – 13 February 1942, Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp) was a Czech adventurer, journalist, ham (amateur) radio operator, and member of the Czech-based Nazi resistance group Obrana Národa during World War II.
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Pardubice
Pardubice (Pardubitz) is a city in the Czech Republic.
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Plzeň
Plzeň, also known in English and German as Pilsen, is a city in the Czech Republic.
Prague
Prague (Praha) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia.
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was a partially-annexed territory of Nazi Germany that was established on 16 March 1939 after the German occupation of the Czech lands.
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Reinhard Heydrich
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (7 March 1904 – 4 June 1942) was a high-ranking German SS and police official during the Nazi era and a principal architect of the Holocaust.
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Resistance in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Czechoslovak resistance to the German occupation of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia during World War II began after the occupation of the rest of Czechoslovakia and the formation of the protectorate on 15 March 1939.
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Semily
Semily (Semil) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic.
Sergěj Ingr
General of the Army Jan Sergěj Ingr (2 September 1894 – 17 June 1956) was a Czechoslovak Army five star general and the Minister of National Defense in the Czechoslovak government-in-exile during the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.
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Sergey Voytsekhovsky
Sergey Nikolayevich Voytsekhovsky (Серге́й Никола́евич Войцехо́вский; Sergej Nikolajevič Vojcechovský; 16 October 1883 – 7 April 1951) was a Colonel of the Imperial Russian Army, Major-General in the White movement, and Czechoslovak Army general.
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Slovakia
Slovakia (Slovensko), officially the Slovak Republic (Slovenská republika), is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
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Uherské Hradiště
Uherské Hradiště (Ungarisch Hradisch) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic.
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Václav Morávek
Václav Morávek (8 August 1904 – 21 March 1942) was a Czechoslovak Brigadier General and national hero, one of the best known personalities of the Czech antinazi rezistance and a member of the famous resistance group called the Three Kings.
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Zdeněk Novák
Zdeněk Novák (April 2, 1891, Paskov, Frýdek-Místek District, Austro-Hungarian Empire - October 23, 1988, Zadní Třebaň, Czechoslovakia) was a Czech military officer who served in the Austro-Hungarian army, in the Czechoslovak Army, and as a resistance fighter in World War II.
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See also
Czech resistance groups
- Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovak government-in-exile
- Jan Žižka partisan brigade
- Obrana národa
- Operation Clay
- Out Distance
- Three Kings (Czech anti-Nazi resistance)