Membership card Czechoslovak Sokol Community, 1940-1947

Product detailed description

Condition: found, solid

Dimensions 7,5 cm x 11 cm

Historic membership card of the Czechoslovak Sokol Organization from the period 1940-1947 with stamps, without photograph. This card covers the dramatic period of World War II and post-war reconstruction when the Sokol movement was banned by the Nazis and later restored. The Czechoslovak Sokol Organization was the supreme organization of the Sokol movement founded in 1862. The period 1940-1947 includes the years of occupation when Sokols operated illegally and participated in resistance, and post-war restoration until 1947 when the movement was again banned by communists. Stamps on the card prove membership validity and participation in Sokol activities. A card without photograph represents the standard format for some types of membership. Rare memorabilia for collectors of Sokol documents, lovers of Czech national history, or those interested in the World War II period and post-war reconstruction