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- ↑ "Leskovické tragédie" (in Czech). 9 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Nachrichten". Radio Prague (in German). 3 November 2005. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014.
- ↑ "La police tchèque sur la piste de trois anciens criminels nazis". Radio Prague International (in French). 2005-11-07. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ↑ "Češi našli další tři nacistické zločince". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2005-11-03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ↑ "Breakthrough in the investigation of WWII massacre in Velke Mezirici". Radio Prague International. 2006-03-13. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
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