Requiem mass in memory of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil

Requiem mass in memory of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil

Josef Vavra, son of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil, right, attends the requiem mass in memory of Josef Hasil, dubbed the King of Sumava, who helped dozens of people cross the Czechoslovak border westwards, celebrated in a local church in Laziste, Czech Republic, December 7, 2019. Hasil died in the United States, where he was living from the 1950s, on November 16 at the age of 95 years. (Photo CTK/Vaclav Pancer)

Requiem mass in memory of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil

Requiem mass in memory of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil

The requiem mass in memory of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil, dubbed the King of Sumava, who helped dozens of people cross the Czechoslovak border westwards, celebrated in a local church in Laziste, Czech Republic, December 7, 2019. Hasil died in the United States, where he was living from the 1950s, on November 16 at the age of 95 years. (Photo CTK/Vaclav Pancer)

Requiem mass in memory of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil

Requiem mass in memory of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil

Josef Vavra, son of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil, center, attends the requiem mass in memory of Josef Hasil, dubbed the King of Sumava, who helped dozens of people cross the Czechoslovak border westwards, celebrated in a local church in Laziste, Czech Republic, December 7, 2019. Hasil died in the United States, where he was living from the 1950s, on November 16 at the age of 95 years. (Photo CTK/Vaclav Pancer)

Requiem mass in memory of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil

Requiem mass in memory of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil

Jaroslav Vavra, nephew of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil, attends the requiem mass in memory of Josef Hasil, dubbed the King of Sumava, who helped dozens of people cross the Czechoslovak border westwards, celebrated in a local church in Laziste, Czech Republic, December 7, 2019. Hasil died in the United States, where he was living from the 1950s, on November 16 at the age of 95 years. (Photo CTK/Vaclav Pancer)

Requiem mass in memory of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil

Requiem mass in memory of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil

Josef Vavra, son of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil, left, and writer David Jan Zak, the author of a book about Hasil entitled Return of the King of Sumava, attends the requiem mass in memory of Josef Hasil, dubbed the King of Sumava, who helped dozens of people cross the Czechoslovak border westwards, celebrated in a local church in Laziste, Czech Republic, December 7, 2019. Hasil died in the United States, where he was living from the 1950s, on November 16 at the age of 95 years. (Photo CTK/Vaclav Pancer)

Requiem mass in memory of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil

Requiem mass in memory of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil

The requiem mass in memory of the late Czech anti-communist fighter Josef Hasil, dubbed the King of Sumava, who helped dozens of people cross the Czechoslovak border westwards, celebrated in a local church in Laziste, Czech Republic, December 7, 2019. Hasil died in the United States, where he was living from the 1950s, on November 16 at the age of 95 years. (Photo CTK/Vaclav Pancer)