The Moravec apartment — the principal Prague base

A household sustaining the resistance

first half of 1942

Their help was not a single night’s shelter, but continuous daily work.

Marie Moravcová acted as a courier, provided lodging and organized supplies. Alois Moravec sought further supporters among railway workers. Their son Vlastimil maintained contacts and helped prepare operations.

The apartment connected Kubiš, Gabčík, Opálka, Valčík and other resistance members. After the men moved into the crypt, Marie Moravcová carried supplies to Vladimír Petřek.

The Moravec family belonged to a wider circle of households. Across the street in the same Žižkov neighbourhood, the Růts provided the first Prague lodging and the Zelenkas offered further support. Marie’s family had a distinct role, particularly in courier links and supplies.

The network comes under attack

17 June 1942

Following Čurda’s testimony, the Gestapo came to the Moravec home.

Marie Moravcová took her own life during the arrest operation. Alois Moravec and their twenty-one-year-old son Vlastimil were arrested.

After brutal torture, Vlastimil disclosed that the parachutists were probably hiding in the Orthodox church. His statement must be understood as the result of violent interrogation, not voluntary collaboration.

Alois and Vlastimil in Mauthausen

24 October 1942

Father and son were murdered in the mass execution of supporters.

After imprisonment in Terezín’s Small Fortress, Alois and Vlastimil Moravec were executed in Mauthausen on 24 October 1942. The older son, Miroslav, served in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He did not survive the war, dying in an aircraft accident in June 1944.