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Jun 2022
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50. Espionage in Nazi-Occupied Czechoslo...

Justin Black
About this episode

Today, Justin chats with writer, academic, and engineer George Bearfield. George is the grandson of Jaroslav Bublík, one of the last men to parachute into Bohemia and Moravia (now Czechoslovakia) in World War II. Jaroslav and his cousin Josef conducted espionage operations in the region while it was occupied by Nazi Germany until Josef was famously killed in Prague soon after assassinating German SS officer Reinhard Heydrich. George dives into the details of their dangerous parachute missions, the legacy they left in modern Czechia, and the rest of his grandfather's life.

An extended edition of this episode featuring 11 minutes of additional interview content, including more on Operation Anthropoid and Heydrich's assassination, is available now on Patreon.

Connect with George:
Twitter:  @GeorgeBearfield
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IG: @TheLastParachutist
Check out George's book, Foursquare: The Last Parachutist, here.

https://www.amazon.com/Foursquare-Last-Parachutist-George-Bearfield/dp/1527286568

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