Communism went not only after the actual pilots, but also after their closest friends and families. This is a letter by Bedřich REICIN to deputy František BLÁHA, related to the dismissal of the wife of Josef STŘÍBRNÝ from her job: “Dear Comrade, in relation to your letter from 24th May 1949 considering the dismissal of Mrs. Radka DANEŠOVÁ - Radka STŘÍBRNÁ from her job with the military hospital, I would like to inform you that: The named person was dismissed for fundamental and preventive reasons because of her husband, who is not an active member of the Czechoslovak Army any more. The military hospital hired her without a prior approval of the Ministry of National Defence. With comradely regards, REICIN.” Bedřich REICIN, NKVD agent (Soviet espionage and counter-espionage), former member of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the USSR. Co-creator of the many political trials after the end of World War II. In 1952, he himself became a victim of the communist regime and was executed.

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