Jaroslav Krejčí (27 June 1892,

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– 18 May 1956) was a Czech

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and Nazi collaborator. He served as the

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of the

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from 28 September 1941 to 19 January 1945. After graduating from the Faculty of Law of

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in 1915 he worked in the

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in various positions. During the 1930s he also lectured on

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(from 1938 as professor). From 12 December 1938 to 3 March 1939 he was minister of justice in Rudolf Beran's government of the Czechoslovak Second Republic and head of the Czechoslovak

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. He served as

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in all

governments and temporarily he was also

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. From 28 September 1941 to 19 January 1945 he was prime minister, replacing

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, who had supported the underground resistance to Nazis and was executed. Krejčí was a close friend of president

Emil Hácha Emil Dominik Josef Hácha (12 July 1872 – 27 June 1945) was a Czech lawyer, the president of Czechoslovakia from November 1938 to March 1939. In March 1939, after the breakup of Czechoslovakia, Hácha was the nominal president of the newly pro ...

. Krejčí and his government fully cooperated with the Germans. The most infamous member of his government was

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, a symbol of Czech collaboration with the Nazis. After the war, Krejčí was sentenced to a 25-year prison term and subsequently died while in prison.

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wrote that Krejčí "enthusiastically paid homage to Nazi rule". His son,

Jaroslav Krejčí Jaroslav Krejčí (27 June 1892, Konice, Margraviate of Moravia – 18 May 1956) was a Czech lawyer and Nazi collaborator. He served as the prime minister of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia from 28 September 1941 to 19 January 1945. Aft ...

(1916–2014), was a Czech lawyer, sociologist, and professor at

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in the

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References

External links

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Biography on webpage of Czech government
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Members of Krejčí's government, 19.1.1942 - 19.1.1945
* 1892 births 1956 deaths People from Konice People from the Margraviate of Moravia Government ministers of Czechoslovakia Prime Ministers of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Legal writers Czech collaborators with Nazi Germany Czech fascists Czech anti-communists Masaryk University faculty Czechoslovak people who died in prison custody Prisoners who died in Czechoslovak detention National Partnership politicians {{CzechRepublic-politician-stub