Prague, Dejvice - Josef Balabán memorial plaque

A memorial plaque in Studentská Street (on the corner of Evropska Street) in Prague Dejvice commemorates the place where Josef Balabán was arrested by the Gestapo on April 22, 1941 after a short firefight. In the spring of 1939, Josef Balabán joined the anti-Nazi resistance organization Obran Národa. Together with Josef Mašín and Václav Morávek, they formed the legendary trio, known as the Three Kings. On September 3, 1941, he was part of the first…