The Quiet Heroes

Stories from the 1950s

Milena Blatná: Letters from the Underground

In 1952, Milena found herself in the Jáchymov mines, a place that went down in history as a symbol of suffering. She first worked in the accounting department and later in technical control, where she came into daily contact with prisoners.

It was there she found not only love but also courage. She began smuggling out the prisoners' letters. Every letter meant taking a massive risk. And one day, she was caught. She expected to end up behind bars, but instead, an unexpected twist arrived: the deaths of Stalin and Gottwald. How did it all turn out? Come and experience Milena’s story.

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Leopold Färber: The Man with a Glass Eye

Leopold's father was Jewish, his mother Catholic. It was this "mixed marriage" that saved the family from being transported to an extermination camp.

As a boy nicknamed Hurvínek, he carried messages between resistance groups and learned that one must never yield to evil. After the war, his spirit of defiance remained. Together with the Marek brothers, he decided to stand up to the new communist regime. They gathered explosives and planned an attack on a police academy.

But everything went wrong. How did he get his glass eye? You will find out at The Quiet Heroes interactive exhibition.

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Second World War Stories

Jaryna Mlchová: The Jaundice That Saved Lives

When the Second World War broke out, Jaryna Mlchová turned her chemistry knowledge into a weapon. She joined the PVVZ resistance group and spent her nights preparing so-called "jaundice packages," which contained a mixture of picric and citric acid that, when ingested, induced the symptoms of jaundice.

Thanks to this, dozens of Jews were able to remain in Prague and escape the transports to concentration camps. The risk of such sabotage was enormous. The Gestapo searched her apartment several times. Was she caught? You will find out at the interactive exhibition, where Jaryna Mlchová herself will become your guide.

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Tomáš Sedláček: From Europe to Asia Fighting Nazism

When Hitler occupied Czechoslovakia, young officer Tomáš Sedláček refused to stand by. He traveled through Slovakia, Hungary, Turkey, and Syria, making his way all the way to Beirut before continuing on to France. However, instead of the battle he anticipated, he was met with disappointment over the passivity of the French.

He therefore welcomed his subsequent transfer to England, where he prepared for his next deployment. In 1944, he was reassigned to the Eastern Front, to the Dukla Pass. The Low Tatras buried in snow. Freezing temperatures, biting wind, and heavy combat. The Slovak National Uprising. Follow in the footsteps of General Tomáš Sedláček and experience his incredible journey through war Europe and Asia.

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