This is Josef Menšík, the last owner and knight of Strakonicku castle in Dobrš who tried to stop a convoy of German tanks while wearing a suit of armour and seated on a horse when they tried to cross into Czechoslovakia in 1938.
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Menšík didn't like the modern world very much.
In 1911 he bought the neglected Dobrš castle in Strakonicku and renovated it.
He collected lots of old things and started living according to the values he attributed to Medieval knights.
In 1911 he bought the neglected Dobrš castle in Strakonicku and renovated it.
He collected lots of old things and started living according to the values he attributed to Medieval knights.
He even had a suit of armour made in France.
Local school classes were invited to visit the castle and see his huge collection and learn about history.
Josef became a bit of a local celebrity.
Local school classes were invited to visit the castle and see his huge collection and learn about history.
Josef became a bit of a local celebrity.
When he heard that the Germans were about to cross into his country, he rode his horse to the border and blocked the road.
The tanks and soldiers hesitated for a while, not sure how to deal with this knight but eventually continued moving, pushing our brave hero aside.
The tanks and soldiers hesitated for a while, not sure how to deal with this knight but eventually continued moving, pushing our brave hero aside.
Perhaps the fact that they didn't just kill him shows they couldn't help but feel a bit of respect, or maybe they laughed in his face, I don't know.
He survived the war but died shortly afterwards at the age 78.
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He survived the war but died shortly afterwards at the age 78.
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