Julius Fučík (1903 – 1943). Postage stamp issued in Czechoslovakia in 1953. Julius Fučík was a Czech journalist, critic, writer, and active member of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. For his part at the forefront of the anti-Nazi resistance during the Second World War, he was imprisoned and tortured by the Gestapo in Prague, and executed in Berlin. While in prison, Fučík recorded his interrogation experiences on small pieces of paper, which were smuggled out and published after the war as Notes from the Gallows.

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Size: 9310px × 10827px
Location: Czechoslovakia
Photo credit: © Adam Ján Figeľ / Alamy / Afripics
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