Zdeněk Frištenský

“My dad was involved in guerrilla resistance and sent cattle and meat to the guerrilla staying in the mountains. I went with my mom to the Andr shop in Olomouc, it was the biggest store in Olomouc. We were buying underwear, warm things. I asked, 'Why are you buying so much for, Mum?' They didn't tell us. You know, we were just little boys, so we could talk about them buying it for the partisans. So it was bought and transported to Beskydy. There was a section of Jan Žižka, it had its proper name, there were also Czechs, not only Russians. Guerrilla activity in the Beskydy was quite extensive.”

“There was no electricity. As the Prostějov airport was bombed by the Americans, there was no electricity. We had cattle, but there was no water, and cattle wanted to drink. We had tubs under the eaves and it was flowing into them. Daddy told me it would be raining to let the damper down and the water to flow. I went there, lowered the flap, locked up and went to the gate. Suddenly there was a whistle in the yard. They had mortars and mine fell into our court. It bounced off the ground and straight into the dirt where I had stood. I was lucky to be gone. Otherwise I might not be sitting here.”