Marie Kudeříková, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marie Kudeříková

Czech resistance member

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1921

Place of Birth: Vnorovy, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 26-Mar-1943

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Marie Kuderíková (also known as Maruška Kuderíková) (24 March 1921, Vnorovy, today Hodonín District, Czechoslovakia – 26 March 1943 Breslau, Lower Silesia, Nazi Germany, today Poland) was a student active in the Czech resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II.
In 1941 she was arrested by Gestapo and at a subsequent trial she was sentenced to death.
She was executed in 1943.
While in prison, she wrote 32 letters, later published under the title "Zlomky života: listy z vezení" (Fragments of Life: Letters from Prison).
Kuderíková was a sympathizer of communist ideas and the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia later used her legacy as its propaganda tool.
Her life story was featured in the film And Give My Love to the Swallows by the Czech director Jaromil Jireš.