Landing and the first helpers
night of 28–29 December 1941–January 1942
A navigation error brought the pair to Nehvizdy. Their first shelters and contact addresses enabled them to reach the resistance and travel to Prague.
Kubiš and Gabčík landed near Nehvizdy, although their destination lay near Plzeň. They hid equipment and sabotage supplies in Antonín Sedláček’s garden shed, and he sheltered them on their first night. The sources do not reliably locate the landing or shed; the map marker represents the wider area.
Using prepared contact addresses, they headed to the Stehlíks in Rokycany and Václav Král in Plzeň. Stehlík arranged medical assistance for the injured Gabčík; Král helped obtain false papers. Jan Bejbl then opened the connection to the Růt family in Prague.
Their first documented Prague lodging was with the Růts at Biskupcova 4. In a separate apartment in the same building lived Jan Zelenka-Hajský, who organized further help. The exact order of some early meetings cannot be securely reconstructed. What matters is that individual contacts formed a path to a wider Prague support network.
Places
- Nehvizdy — an unexpected entry into the resistance network
The wider landing area and hidden equipment.
- The Stehlík home — first assistance in the Plzeň region
Assistance after the landing.
- The Král apartment — the route to Prague and a return for Škoda
Documents and a connection to Prague.
- Biskupcova 4 — the first Prague refuge and Zelenka’s network
The first Prague refuge with the Růts.
Arrival in Prague began several months of life underground.