WWII resister Ludmila Slavíková dies at 102

World War II resistance member Ludmila Slavíková has died at the age of 102, the news website Novinky.cz reported, quoting the Czech Legionnaires Association. During the Nazi occupation the East Bohemia-born Mrs. Slavíková and her husband Josef took part in sabotage operations, destroying railway carriages, as members of the Bílá růže (White Rose) resistance group. They also worked with partisans and hid escaped prisoners.

Author: Ian Willoughby