In the footsteps of the 1953 Pilsen Uprising and Alan's war

Testimony of witnesses from the Pilsen region; recollections of the liberation of Pilsen by the US army and of the 1953 Pilsen Uprising

Chaloupka Miloš

Miloš Chaloupka

* 1946

Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval

Seidler Ladislav 1957

Ladislav Seidler

* 1939 †︎ 2021

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval

Sojka Oldřich 1955

Oldřich Sojka

* 1944

Relative of a political prisoner, Victim of forced relocation, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 20. 12. 1944 - 25. 4. 1945 Bombing of Pilsen

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