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Josef Mašín Jr., Last Surviving Member of Mašín Brothers' Resistance

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Josef Mašín Jr., last surviving member of Mašín brothers' resistance group, dies aged 94
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Josef Mašín, one of the most famous representatives of the anti-communist resistance, died at the age of 94 in Santa Barbara, USA. Together with his brother Ctirad and Milan Paumer, he fought his way through communist East Germany to West Berlin in 1953. He was the last surviving member of this trio and the son of Josef Mašín Sr., a hero of the anti-Nazi resistance.

Resistance fighter Josef Mašín, son of anti-Nazi resistance hero Josef Mašín Sr., has died in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 94. He was the last surviving member of a resistance group that defied the communist regime in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s and fled to the West. His passing brings to a definitive end the story of three men whose dramatic escape through East Germany continues to divide Czech society into irreconcilable camps.

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Josef Mašín, a participant in the anti-communist resistance and son of General Josef Mašín, who fought in the domestic resistance against the Nazis during the Protectorate, has died in Santa Barbara, USA, at the age of 94. The Memory of the Nation announced this on Facebook on Monday. "The last of the trio who shot themselves in the...

Josef Mašín, a member of an armed anti-communist group who made his way to West Berlin in 1953 with his brother Ctirad and Milan Paumer, died at the age of 94. Memory of the Nation reported his death on social media. He spent most of his life in the United States, where he served in the military and later went into business.

Resistance fighter Josef Mašín, son of anti-Nazi resistance hero Josef Mašín Sr., has died in Santa Barbara, USA, at the age of 94. The last of the trio who escaped from Czechoslovakia to the West in 1953 has passed away. Information about his death was reported by Paměť národa, citing a source close to the family.

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Hospodárske Noviny broke the news in Bratislava, Slovakia on Monday, November 2, 2026.
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