Word: svatek
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...chief executioner, cold, bloody Reinhard Heydrich, was in Berlin reporting his accomplishments. Berlin admitted that his assistants accomplished 123 executions during the week. Among those rushed to the wall of death were Czech Generals Josef Bily, Hugo Votja and Franz Horacek, retired Generals Michael Dolezal and Josef Svatek, bald, pale Otokar Klapka, whom the Nazis had appointed Mayor of Prague. Deputy Premier Jaroslav Krejci was arrested, as were Minister of the Interior General Joseph Jezek and former Minister of Communications Dr. George Havelka. Berlin said the suicide rate was "appalling...