František Wiendl of Klatovy, honorary chairman of the Confederation of Political Prisoners, has died at the age of 102. According to published reports, he died during the night of Saturday, or more precisely shortly before midnight on Friday, June 26. He was among the figures of the Czech anti-Nazi and anti-communist resistance. idnes.cz ↗
During the Second World War he joined the resistance against Nazism. After February 1948 he continued his anti-communist activity and helped people who were trying to leave the country across the border. According to available data, he led twenty-eight people across the border. His life story was linked to Klatovy as well as to the commemoration of resistance against totalitarian regimes. novinky.cz ↗
In recent years, Wiendl was also remembered as a representative of political prisoners and a witness to two totalitarian regimes. Media outlets describe him as a fighter against both the Nazi and communist dictatorships. In 2019 he was associated with an award from the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes for freedom, democracy and human rights. irozhlas.cz ↗
His death closes the life of a witness to history who was publicly remembered above all for his participation in the resistance and for helping people threatened by the communist regime. Further tributes to his legacy can be expected from organizations of political prisoners and institutions dedicated to documenting Nazi and communist persecution. ct24.ceskatelevize.cz ↗
Anti-Nazi and anti-communist resistance fighter František Wiendl from Klatovy has died
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Ve věku 102 let zemřel František Wiendl, bojovník proti nacismu i komunismu
seznamzpravy.cz
| 14:02 27.06.
Ve věku 102 let zemřel František Wiendl, bojovník proti nacismu i komunismu
forum24.cz
| 13:26 27.06.
Zemřel čestný předseda Konfederace politických vězňů Wiendl. Bylo mu 102 let
idnes.cz
| 13:13 27.06.
Vzdoroval nacistům i komunistům. Zemřel odbojář František Wiendl
denik.cz
| 13:00 27.06.
Ve věku 102 let zemřel František Wiendl, bojovník proti nacismu i komunismu
irozhlas.cz
| 14:32 27.06.
Zemřel bojovník proti nacismu i komunismu František Wiendl. Bylo mu 102 let
ct24.ceskatelevize.cz
| 14:08 27.06.
Odešla legenda českého odboje: František Wiendl (†102) čelil nacistům i komunistům
blesk.cz
| 14:00 27.06.
Ve 102 letech zemřel František Wiendl. Přes hranice převedl osmadvacet lidí
novinky.cz
| 13:54 27.06.
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