Dad stole explosives down at the mine and gave them to resistance fighters

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Zdeňka Staňková spent her childhood in a village of Hrdlovka. Her daddy worked first in the mine Nelson, where was an explosion in 1934, during which 144 miners died including her uncle. The father suffered a back injury, but survived the catastrophe. Later he stole explosives down the mine and gave them to the resistance fighters. After disclosure he ended up in a concentration camp in Bavaria. Zdeňka Staňková with her one year younger sister attended Czech school for only two years. Following father´s conviction they had to move to a German organised school, where they were bullied by teachers and Germans mates. After war she started a training. At the age of 19 years she got to know her future husband, whom she married in 1951 and had two kids together. Zdeňka Staňková lived with her first and only love for 56 years. They moved to Kadaň and later to Místo. Their children studied high schools and nowadays have their own families. After a tragic death of her husband Zdeňka Staňková went to a retirement home, where she is allegedly treated as a noble woman.