Čelákovice, former SNB office
Police station attacked by the Mašín Brothers group · Masarykova 234/34, 250 88 Čelákovice, Czech Republic
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Radek went back and cut his throat

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The Mašín brothers’ resistance group had decided to rob the police station in Čelákovice on September 28th 1951. They wanted to gain weapons for their future activities. Josef Mašín was at work in Jeseník, so his brother Ctirad, Milan Paumer and Zbyněk Janata took part in the operation. They arrived in Čelákovice in a stolen ambulance. They tied up the crew of the ambulance and Ctirad Mašín made his way to the station where Sergeant Jaroslav Honzátko answered the door. Mašín recounted a story he had made up beforehand about an accident that happened nearby. Honzátko told him to go ahead that he would come right away. “We had already taken care of the crew of the ambulance, it was tied up next to a tree. We were just waiting for him to come.” When Honzátko showed up, the men tied him up, put him in the ambulance and took him to the police station. “I stayed in the ambulance to keep watch, Radek later told me what happened inside. They wanted him to give them keys, he answered that he didn't have them; obviously it was a lie. They knocked the cupboard over and kicked out the planks of wood in the back of it. There were six machine guns inside, around ten guns and lots of ammunition. The policeman was looking at them attentively. The lights were on, he would easily remember their faces. When the boys had taken the guns to the ambulance, Radek went back, cut his throat and then we left.”

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Milan Paumer

Milan Paumer

Milan Paumer was born April 7, 1931 in Kolín, but he spent his childhood in Poděbrady. From the beginning, his parents brought him up in the spirit of Sokol and the legionnaire ideals. He learnt the machine fitter's trade and studied at an industrial school for machinery in Kolín. In the 1940s, he met the Mašín brothers, and after February 1948, he became the driver for the resistance group. In October 1952, he began his military service from which he escaped in 1952 using a false "let-pass". He joined the Mašín brothers' group as they headed for the American sector in Berlin. Out of the group's original five members, only the Mašín brothers and Paumer made it to Berlin after 29 days; Zbyněk Janata and Václav Švéda were caught and then executed in Czechoslovakia in 1955. Paumer served in the U. S. Army for five years, of which 19 months were spent in Korea. After his return from Korea he settled in Miami, Florida, and worked as a pool serviceman, a motel receptionist, a nutria hunter, an aircraft engine repairman, and a taxi driver. He eventually became an owner of a small taxi company, which he ran until his retirement in 1998. In 2001 he permanently returned to the Czech Republic. He gave lectures, especially for young people, and became an honorary member of the Club of Political Prisoners and of the 53rd Scout Troop - scout troop of the Mašín brothers. He also became a member of the Conservative Party. In 2008 he was awarded a plaquette from the Czech Prime Minister. He died on July 22, 2010.

Čelákovice, former SNB office

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The Mašín Brothers resistance group attacked the SNB office in Čelákovice on 28 September 1951 with the plan of acquiring the guns stored there. Twenty eight-year old sergeant Jaroslav Honzátko was killed in the attack. The police station was closed not long after the incident.

Čelákovice, former SNB office

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Radek went back and cut his throat

Radek went back and cut his throat

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