Josef Ježek a Otto Bláha ‒ cesta dvou četnických generálů před Národní soud

• Authors: Martin Klečanský

Title variants

EN

Josef Ježek and Otto Bláha – the Story of Two Gendarmes Generals before the National Court

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The life stories of the gendarmes generals Otto Bláha a Josef Ježek were very similar. They both entered the Civil Guard during the Habsburg Monarchy, they both fought in the First World War in their ranks and after the fall of the Danubian Monarchy, they didn’t hesitate to join the services of the new Czechoslovak state. This study deals with their mutual and very tense relationship which during the twenties and the thirties resulted in Otto Bláha’s retirement. Josef Ježek, on the other hand, reached the top his Civil Guard career and became provincial commander. The German occupation provided new opportunities for both men. Bláha immediately contacted German authorities and was placed at the head of the Czech Union of Warriors, the newly-formed union of former soldiers from the front. Josef Ježek became Minister of the Interior in Eliáš’s government in 1939. Due to their activities for the Protectorate, they both ended up in front of the National Court after the war and were found guilty. Bláha was sentenced to death in January 1946, while a year later Ježek was set free.

Keywords

EN

History; the 20th century; the Civil Guard; Josef Ježek; Otto Bláha; the Protectorate; the National Court

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Moderní dějiny: sborník k dějinám 19. a 20. století (Modern History: Studies into 19th and 20th century history)
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 155-187

Contributors

author

Martin Klečanský

• Masarykův ústav a Archiv AV ČR, Praha, Czech Republic