I told that German girl that my mom was prettier and nicer
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Miloslav Koller was born on 2 September 1937 in Nebahovy, Prachatice region. His father František Koller, born in 1900, came from Frantoly, his mother Marie, née Mrázová, born in 1900, from Nebahovy. Her mother was Czech, her father came from a Czech-German family. The parents lived in a secluded place behind the village, and made their living as farmers. They had five children - František, Bohumil, Marie, Miloslav and Benedikt. They were brought up in love for their homeland, they spoke Czech and in the 1930 census they declared their Czech nationality. The outbreak of the Second World War meant the end of a peaceful life for the family. Albrecht, a Nazi henchman and head of the local NSDAP, denounced his father for not behaving like a proper German out of revenge, and František Koller was forced to enlist in the Wehrmacht at the age of forty-one. All the children were then forcibly taken from their mother during the months at the turn of 1941/42. The witness was sent to Germany for re-education. When he was taken away, he did not speak a word of German. When he returned to his parents in 1947, he did not know a word of Czech. The family martyrdom continued. His parents lost their farm. The distressed mother soon died. Dad then had to pay the local committee the rent for the years they had farmed the confiscated house. Miloslav Koller farmed privately in the house next door, which he had received as a gift from his father. He had six cows, a small garden and fields. He refused to join a single agricultural cooperative (JZD). The communists managed to break him only in 1961. He was called up for a special summer exercise of the reserves. The harvest remained unharvested and the cattle were dismantled by the people of the village. After returning from the exercise, he was sentenced to serve time for failing to meet his mandatory deliveries. Instead of going into custody, he became an employee of the State Farm in Nebahovy, where he worked until his retirement. In 2025 he was living in Prachatice.
