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Burkert was born in 1904 in Polubné in the Jizera Mountains to a Czech mother and a German father. His skiing talent, which was often abundant among Czech Germans from the mountainous border areas at the time, developed early on. The Germans from the hills (hence the name "skopčáci") had an advantage over the Czechs from the lowlands. Burkert worked in the Riedel glassworks, which employed skiers as glassmakers, locksmiths or drivers, and compet…
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Burkert was born in 1904 in Polubné in the Jizera Mountains to a Czech mother and a German father. His skiing talent, which was often abundant among Czech Germans from the mountainous border areas at the time, developed early on. The Germans from the hills (hence the name "skopčáci") had an advantage over the Czechs from the lowlands. Burkert worked in the Riedel glassworks, which employed skiers as glassmakers, locksmiths or drivers, and compet…

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Aktuálně.cz broke the news in on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
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