Zdena Mašínová, daughter of the Czechoslovak anti-Nazi resistance fighter Josef Mašín and sister of Josef and Ctirad Mašín, has died at the age of 92. The news was announced on Wednesday, 10 June 2026, by historian Petr Blažek and also by the Confederation of Political Prisoners. irozhlas.cz ↗
Mašínová came from a family markedly affected by both totalitarian regimes. Her father, Josef Mašín, was among the heroes of the second (wartime) resistance and was executed during the Nazi occupation. After the communist regime took power, the family faced further persecution. Her brothers Josef and Ctirad Mašín became members of an armed resistance group, and after their escape to the West, Zdena Mašínová remained in Czechoslovakia, exposed to pressure from the regime. ihned.cz ↗
Because of a physical disability, she did not take part in resistance activities herself, yet under communist rule she was persecuted and imprisoned. After her brothers' escape, she lost a large part of her family support, and for decades her life remained bound up with the consequences of the repression directed at the Mašín family. denik.cz ↗
Following her death, historian Petr Blažek and Prime Minister Petr Fiala both paid public tribute to Mašínová. Her life story remains part of the debates about the second and third resistance, about anti-communist resistance, and about the fates of families affected by both Nazi and communist persecution. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗
Zdena Mašínová, daughter of resistance fighter Josef Mašín, has died
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Přežila nacisty i komunisty. Zemřela Zdena Mašínová. Bylo jí 92 let
forum24.cz
| 19:01 10.06.
V 92 letech zemřela Zdena Mašínová, dcera odbojáře Josefa Mašína a sestra Josefa a Ctirada
irozhlas.cz
| 18:57 10.06.
Zemřela Zdena Mašínová, dcera odbojáře Mašína
ct24.ceskatelevize.cz
| 18:42 10.06.
Zemřela Zdena Mašínová, sestra členů odbojové skupiny bratří Mašínů
denik.cz
| 18:42 10.06.
Historik o zesnulé Mašínové (†92): „Odešla noblesní dáma“. Nesmírně statečná žena, přidal se Fiala
blesk.cz
| 19:19 10.06.
Zemřela Zdena Mašínová. Dcera hrdiny druhého odboje čelila za komunismu perzekuci
ihned.cz
| 19:41 10.06.
Zdena Mašínová zemřela ve věku 92 let. Celý život bojovala za odkaz rodiny
zeny.iprima.cz
| 20:50 10.06.
Ve věku 92 let zemřela Zdena Mašínová, sestra bratří Mašínů
zpravy.aktualne.cz
| 18:40 10.06.
Zdena „Nenda“ Mašínová vypila všechnu hořkost osudu odbojářské rodiny. S bratry si po revoluci už ale nerozuměla
info.cz
| 18:52 10.06.
Zemřela Zdena Mašínová, bylo jí 92 let
seznamzpravy.cz
| 18:39 10.06.
Zemřela Zdena Mašínová
novinky.cz
| 18:34 10.06.
Zemřela Zdena Mašínová, dcera legionáře a perzekvovaná sestra uprchlých odbojářů
idnes.cz
| 18:26 10.06.
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