Global InformationRudolf Masarek information
Rudolf Masarek (Masaryk) | |
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 Photo of Rudolf Masarek, taken before the outbreak of the Second World War in Prague, Czechoslovakia | |
| Born | Rudolf Masarek September 10, 1913 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | August 2, 1943 (aged 29) Treblinka, Poland |
| Cause of death | Killed during Treblinka Prisoner Uprising |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Other names | Rudi |
| Occupation | Army lieutenant |
| Known for | Treblinka Prisoner Uprising |
Rudolf (Rudi) Masarek (or Masaryk) (10 September 1913 — 2 August 1943) was a Czech prisoner of the Treblinka extermination camp and a prominent member of the Treblinka prisoner uprising. Deported from the Theresienstadt concentration camp to Treblinka on 8 October 1942,[1] Masarek was killed during that camp's prisoner uprising on 2 August 1943.[2]
- ^ Yad Vashem. "Rudolf Masarek". Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ ""He Died, Deliberately for Us"". 70 Voices: Victims, Perpetrators, and Bystanders. Holocaust Educational Trust. Retrieved 16 April 2017.