The Fafek apartment — shelter and a link to the crypt
Story period: first half of 1942 · execution on 24 October
Location: Kolínská 1718/11, Vinohrady
Petr and Liboslava Fafek’s family lodged the parachutists and later helped supply the refuge in Resslova Street. The connection through Petr Fafek, Jan Sonnevend and Vladimír Petřek was also one of the paths through which a safe hiding place was sought.
Frequent guests in Kolínská Street
first half of 1942
The apartment was one of the men’s close Prague refuges.
Parachutists stayed repeatedly with the Fafeks. The sources do not establish a complete guest list or exact dates for every visit, so a full reconstruction is not possible.
From the household to the church
May–June 1942
Family contacts helped establish and sustain a shared refuge.
Petr Fafek knew Jan Sonnevend through the Masaryk League against Tuberculosis. This connection helped link the Sokol support network to the Orthodox church.
Liboslava Fafková, Marie Moravcová and Jan Zelenka-Hajský carried food and other necessities to the church.
The family executed; the Ogouns unexposed
22 June–24 October 1942
The Fafeks’ silence protected a connected household.
Petr and Liboslava Fafek and their daughters Rela and Liboslava were arrested and murdered in Mauthausen on 24 October.
Jindra’s study connects the Fafeks’ silence with the Gestapo’s failure to uncover the Ogoun apartment. The Ogouns were among the few close supporters who survived the war.
The address point marks the building. The full list of guests and individual visits is not established.
Explore further
- The Ogoun apartment
the Fafeks did not expose this connected household
- The church in Resslova Street
supplies for the hidden parachutists
Sources
- Atentát: Operace Anthropoid 1941–1942 · 61
- Atentát: Operace Anthropoid 1941–1942 · 61