
Memorial to Victims of Communist Police Torture - Praha, CZ
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Quick Description: Memorial plaque on the wall of building complex, where was located secret prison and torture chamber mainly used to torture soldiers, cocky or real opponents of the communist regime.
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/27/2017 2:28:55 AM
Waymark Code: WMX4V7
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Long Description:text of the memorial:
"
PAMÁTCE OBETÍ
UMUCENÝCH
KOMUNISTICKOU
POLICIÍ"
MEMORY OF VICTIMS
MARTYRED by
COMMUNIST
POLICE
"Domecek (or Hradcanský domecek) is an informal name for a former small prison in Hradcany, district of Prague. The name in Czech means small house and refers to the size of the building.
Domecek, placed next to the building of a military court, had served as a military prison during the Austro-Hungarian period. It was used by the Gestapo during World War II and since 1948 the Czechoslovakian security service (StB) employed it as a secret prison. It hosted 30 solitary cells.
StB used the place for torture of political opponents, among them the officers of the pre-war army or members of the anti-nazi resistance."
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