The Svatoš apartment — a refuge and Čurda’s final stop
Story period: May–16 June 1942
Location: Melantrichova 463/15, Old Town
Josef and Marie Svatoš’s apartment sheltered several parachutists and provided practical equipment for the day of the attack. Karel Čurda visited on 16 June, before going to Petschek Palace to denounce supporters he knew.
A refuge in the Old Town
spring and May 1942
Adolf Opálka, Jozef Gabčík and Karel Čurda stayed in the apartment.
The Svatoš family sheltered members of several parachute teams. Josef Svatoš gave Gabčík and Kubiš the briefcases they carried on the day of the attack.
A visit before the denunciation
16 June 1942
Čurda confirmed the identities of people in the support network.
Čurda stopped at the Svatoš home before going to the Gestapo. He did not know the crypt’s location, but knew many members of the support network and identified them at Petschek Palace.
Josef and Marie Svatoš in Mauthausen
24 October 1942
The household suffered the same repression as other bases in the network.
Josef and Marie Svatoš were arrested and murdered in Mauthausen on 24 October 1942.
The present-day address point marks the building, not particular rooms or individual visits.
Explore further
- Petschek Palace
on 16 June, Čurda went from here to the Gestapo
- Mauthausen
where the couple were murdered
Sources
- Atentát: Operace Anthropoid 1941–1942 · 61