Their brother was taken from them by the war. They were robbed of their house by the Czechs
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Hans Lau was born on 4 April 1938 in Smržovka, where his parents cut chandelier trimmings. In September 1944, he entered the first class of the local German school, but after the first half of the school year, his education was interrupted, and he did not start attending the second class until September 1946. After graduating from the town school in 1953, he enrolled at the Higher School of Economics in Jablonec nad Nisou, from which he graduated four years later. After that, he got a job as a transport clerk in the Obal plant in Smržovka (later Strojobal), and in October 1957, he had to do basic military service in the artillery in Březno and Olomouc. After finishing his service, he returned to his job, where he worked successively as a production manager, chief accountant and economic deputy. He worked in the company until its closure in 1989 when he retired. At the time of filming (2023), he lived in Smržovka and devoted himself to his family, gardening and beekeeping.
