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Czechoslovak con artist and Nazi propaganda publisher
Jelinek, c. 1932
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Josef "Harry" Jelinek (1905–1986) was a Czechoslovak con artist and publisher of Nazi propaganda, who is reputed to have fraudulently sold the Karlštejn Castle to American industrialists in 1945.

Biography

Jelinek was born 14 October 1905 in Vlašim, Austria-Hungary and died in Guarene d'Alba, Italy in 1986.

References

  1. Jan (13 January 2013). "Legendární podvodník – neváhal prodat Karlštejn ani vydat český Mein Kampf". www.ceskatelevize.cz. Česká televize. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  2. Claxton, Matthew (24 October 2013). "I may have a bridge to sell you". langleyadvance.com. Glacier Community Media. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. Velinger, Jan (15 October 2003). "Victor Lustig - the man who (could have) sold the world". www.radio.cz. Radio Praha. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. Czech Dictionary

Further reading

  • Kolektiv: Slovník odpovědných redaktorů a šéfredaktorů legálního českého denního tisku v letech 1939 až 1945, Charles University in Prague : Prague 2007.
  • Tomáš Pasák: Soupis legálních novin, časopisů a úředních věstníků v českých zemích z let 1939-1945. Charles University in Prague in 1979.
  • Jana Čechurová: Podvodník velkého stylu Harry Jelínek, in Falza a podvody české historie. Akropolis Prague 2001.
  • Arno Bělohlávek, Karel Dobeš : Neprodal jen Karlštejn. Mladá fronta Praha 1984


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