Alfréd Bartoš

Alfréd Bartoš (23 September 1916 – 22 June 1942[1]) was a member of the Czechoslovak anti-Nazi resistance during World War II.

Following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia Bartoš traveled to France, where he assisted at the Czechoslovak consulate in Paris.

The main objective of Operation Silver A was to maintain contact with England and to transmit important news about what was happening in the protectorate through a radio station.

Bartoš was able to make contact with the resistance and by 15 January 1942 Potůček had established a radio link with London.

On 21 June, as Bartoš was returning to the safe house, he found out that he was being watched and attempted to leave the scene.

In Pardubice, on the corner of Smilova and Sladkovského streets, is a memorial plaque on the spot where Bartoš turned his weapon against himself.