Copying drawings for the partisans
In the resistance he could use his artistic talent and technical education for the first time – in 1944 he had graduated from the Higher Industrial School of Mechanical Engineering in Kutná Hora. In a design office he secretly made copies of technical drawings of military weapons, which then helped to arm the partisans.
Discovered
He was later discovered; he escaped execution only because the war was coming to an end.
Czech Union of Freedom Fighters
For his resistance activities he later became a member of the Czech Union of Freedom Fighters.