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Mauthausen Extermination Camp Oct 24, 1942

By executions of the Czechs assisting to the Secret Agents and their famiies on Oct 24, 1942, Jan 26, 1943 as well as a bestial murder of the Sokol Sports Club Senior Executive Mr Frantisek Pechacek the Nazis brought their revenge on the Czech nation for the death of Reinhard Heydrich to its end. 294 names follow. 

Stanislav Albrecht, Frantiska Albrechtova, Bretislav Bauman, Emilie Baumanova, Jindrich Bautz, Josefa Bautzova, Jan Bejbl, Antonie Bejblova, Jan Beno, Terezie Benova, Zdenka Bockova, Alexandr Bondy, Hilda Bondyova, Lídie Bondyova, Vladimir Bergauer, Marketa Bergauerova, Zdenek Bergman, Adolf Bradac, Marie Bradacova, Emil Brunclik, Marie Brunclikova, Jan Brych, Josef Brych, Marie Brychova, Marie Brychova, Bozena Brychova, Marie Burdova, Vladislav Caloun, Anna Calounova née Jesenska, Josef Cejka, Marie Cernicka, Ferdinand Cernicky, Miloslav Cernicky, Marie Ciklova, Antonin Curik, Marie Curikova, Frantisek Drasner,  Frantisek Drasner, Hilda Drasnerova, Karel Dub, Miloslava Dubova, Petr Fafek, Liboslava Fafkova, Liboslava Fafkova, Rela Fafkova, Jaroslav Falta, Jaroslav Falta, Jarmila Faltova,  Eva Faltova, Milada Frantova, Oldrich Frolik, Barbora Frolikova, Marie Grusinova, Frantisek Hampl, Jirina Hamplova, Josef Hanzl, Zdenka Hanzlova, Jaroslav Hejcman, Milena Hejcmanova, Karel Hejhal, Katerina Hejhalova, Frantisek Hejl, Milada Hejlova, Jan Hes, Katerina  Hesova, Frida Holcnerova, Vratislav Hosek, Vlasta Hoskova, Jiri Hrdlicka, Aloisie Hrdlickova, Rostislav Hrncirik, Božena Hrncirikova, Anna Hruskova, Antonin Ivanov, Josef Janecek, Anna Janeckova, Viktor Jarolim, Zdenka Jenikova, Karel Jedlan, Miroslav Jelinek, Cecílie Jelinkova, Zofie Jesenska, Alzbeta Jesenska, Jan Jesenský, Jiri Jesensky, Terezie Kaliberova, Frantisek Karabel, Jarmila Karabelova, Frantisek Karban, Josef Karban, Marie Karbanova, Vaclav Khodl, Vaclav Khodl, Emanuela Khodlova, Karel Klouda, Marie Kloudova, Marie Kotrbova, Josef Kolarik, Marie Kolarikova, Josef Kolda, Josef Koudela, Josefa Koudelova, Vera Koudelova, Marie Kovarnikova, Frantisek Kral, Vaclav Kral, Helena Kralova, Karolina Kralova, Pavla Kralova, Fedelin Krzak, Antonin Krovak, Mare Krovakova, Bedrich Kubice, Marie Kubicova, Frantisek Kubis, Jaroslav Kubis, Rudolf Kubis, Jitka Kubisova, Marie Kubisova, Marie Kubisova, Vlasta Kubisova, Bohuslav Kucera, Vojtech Kucera, Marie Kucerova, Venceslava Kucerova, Vera Kucerova, Antonin Kuthan,  Barbora Kuthanova, Jan Labes, Josef Liska, Anezka Liskova, Aloisie Liskova, Miroslav Lebl, Irena Loeblova, Vera Loeblova, Ladislav Lohnisky, Leopold Lohnisky, Karel Louda, Marie Loudova, Frantiska Lyckova, Anna Malinova, Václav Marecek, Libuse Mareckova, Marie Mareckova, Anna Maruscakova, Alexandr Miniv, Marie Minivova, Alois Moravec, Miroslav Moravec, Vlastimil Moravec, Anna Moravcova, Helena Muedelmanova, Frantisek Muenzberger, Anastazie Muenzbergerova, Miloslava Muenzbegerova, Helena Muenzbergerova, Josef Nitka, Anna Nitkova, Frantisek Novak, Vaclav Novak, Vaclav Novak, Anna Novakova, Jindriska Novakova, Marie Novakova, Miroslava Novakova, Jan Novotny, Antonin Oktabec, Vlasta Oktabcova, Cyril Ondrak, Karel Olsansky, Marie Opalkova, Antonin Opicka, Vaclav Ornest, Frantiska Ornestova, Miluse Ornestova, Vladimir Ort, Zdenka Paková, Jiri Palecek, Karel Pavlik, Frantisek Pechacek, Emilie Pechackova, Jaroslav Pechman, Marie Pechmanova, Jaroslav Piskacek, Miroslav Piskacek, Antonie Piskackova, Bohumil Pelcak, František Pelcak, Marie Pelcakova, Jiri Pleskot, Eliska Pleskotova, Vaclav Pokorny, Alzbeta Polakova, Antonín Pouznar, Zdenka Pouznarova, Rudolf Pravec, Frantiska Pravcova, Jaroslav Prochazka, Eliska Prochazkova,Augustin Rebec, Bozena Rebcova, Vaclav Riha, Jiri Ruta, Vaclav Ruta, Marie Rutova, Josef Rysavy, Ludmila Rysava, Karel Sedlak, Sona Sedlakova, Frantisek Silovsky, Frantisek Sivek, Frantiska Sivkova, Frantisek Slavicek, Otakar Slavicek, Ludmila Slavickova, Marie Slavickova, Jaroslav Smrz, Jarmila Smrzova, Sobeslav Sobek, Marie Sobková, Marie Sonnevendova, Ludmila Soukupova, Jaroslav Stary, Marie Stara, Anna Stehlikova, Bohuslav Strnad, Marie Strnadova, Frantisek Svatos, Josef Svatos, Rudolf Svatos, Marie Svatosova, Marie Svatosova,  Karel Sverak, Karel Sverak, Iris Sverakova, Marie Sverakova, Jan Svoboda, Jan Sysel, Bozena Syslova, Gertruda Saskova, Karel Sebesta, Marie Sebestova,  Helena Sedova, Augustin Schoenold, Alzbeta Schoenoldova, Bedrich Silar, Marta Silarova, Frantisek Smakal, Ivana Smakalova, Jan Sourek, Julie Spinarova, Leopold Sramek, Anna Sramkova, Vaclav Sulc, Jaroslava Sulcova, Vladimir Sustr, Frantisek Trojan, Anna Trojanova, Jaroslav Trojanek, Jan Vaclavik, Alois Valcik, Antonin Valcik, Emil Valcik, Jan Valcik, Anna Valcikova, Anna Valcikova, Veronika Valcikova, Ludmila Valcikova, Jaroslav Valenta, Antonin Valtr, Marie Valtrova, Ludvik Vanek, Josefa  Vankova, Jan Vcelak, Jitka Vcelakova, Helena Vejvodova, Marie Vejvodova, Bozena Vicherkova, Adolf Vojtisek, Jan Vojtisek, Jan Vojtisek, Bozena Vojtiskova, Bozena Vojtiskova, Kristyna Vojtiskova, Vladimir Vyhnis, Anna Vyhnisova, Pravoslav Vykouk, Pavla Vykoukova, Karel Weiss, Anezka Zajickova, Josef Zemanek, Frantiska Zelenkova, Frantisek Zeyval, Bozena Zeyvalova 

The overwhelming majority of the above mentioned victims were shot dead on Oct 24, 1942. Each of them entered a bunker every two minutes. Women and girls first. SS men - would be doctors - registrated them and pretended to take height of each victim. Out of blue they were shot in the back of their necks by a low calibre bullet. 

Thirty one men and women were executed in the bunker on Jan 26, 1943. The Senior Executive of the Sokol Sports Club Mr Frank Pechacek was torn to death by guard dogs.