When Russian soldiers told people “Give us some vodka!” they would give them water. So the Russians would pour it on their heads
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Přemysl Dostalík was born on 29 April 1935 in Přerov, but he spent almost his entire life in the village of Radslavice, where his family owned a farm. His memories of the Second World War are mainly of the end of the war, when there was fierce fighting in Radslavice and its surroundings. His father was deployed in 1945 to dig trenches. He still remembers the retreating German convoys heading towards Lipník nad Bečvou. After finishing schools in Radslavice and in Přerov, he trained at the Meopta company, where he worked until his retirement. He completed his military service with the Border Guard in Vejprty. All his life he devoted himself to cycling, he was a referee, coach and chairman of the District Cycling Association of Přerov district. In 2023 Přemysl Dostalík lived in Alfred Skene’s Retirement Home in Pavlovice near Přerov.
