Where History Comes Alive
Europe • March 2008 • Views: 345
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolnek awarded Milan Paumer, the third member of the so-called Mašn group, with a medal of honour on Tuesday. Last week, during a trip to Washington, Mr Topolnek broke one of the greatest Czech taboos by awarding medals to the two Mašn brothers, who along with Milan Paumer and two other anti-Communist fighters made a daring escape from Czechoslovakia in 1953, killing six armed men in the process.