Josef Matoušek (13 January 1906 – 17 November 1939) was a Czechoslovak historian. He was one of nine people executed by the Nazis for participating in the funeral of the student

Jan Opletal Jan Opletal (1 January 1915 – 11 November 1939) was a student of the Medical Faculty of the Charles University in Prague, who was shot at a Czechoslovak declaration of independence, Czechoslovak Independence Day rally on 28 October 1939. He ...

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Matoušek was born on 13 January 1906 in Hořice. He studied under Josef Šusta. His research focused on two periods: the Reformation and early Counter-Reformation, and modern history. He wrote a book, ''The Turkish War in European Politics in the Years 1592–94''. He also published on Karel Sladkovksý, a 19th-century Czech politician. In 1939, he was a docent in history at

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in Prague.O. Odložilík (1939–1940). Jan Máchal, Arne Novák, Josef Matoušek. ''The Slavonic Year-Book'' 19 (53/54): 311–315 He was active on the administrative Committee in occupied Czechoslovakia. In November 1939 he participated in preparations for the funeral of

, a medical student who died after being injured at a demonstration the previous month.Victor-L. Tapié (1971). Le Protectorat de Bohême-Moravie sous l'occupation allemande, 1939-1942 (à propos d'un livre récent). ''

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'' T. 245, Fasc. 2 (498): 427–442 Matoušek was arrested by the Gestapo on 17 November 1939 and was one of nine people to be executed the same day without trial.Study.eu Team (2 November 2021)
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