1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2 | Memory of Nations

IMG_20150408_0023.jpg (historic)

Josef Mundil

* 1933

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Repatriated

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 26. 5. 1946 – The last “free” parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia, 17.9.1939 - Soviet invasion of Poland

Otto Musil, Prague, 2025

Otto Musil

* 1934

Descendant of a Holocaust survivor, Holocaust, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2

As a young woman

Anna Musilová roz. Fricová

* 1920

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Relative of a political prisoner, Hidden people

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Vladimír Myslík, 2019

Vladimír Myslík

* 1921 †︎ 2022

Forced labour during the WW2, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Zofia Nastaborska

Zofia Nastaborska

* 1922

Poland, Victim of forced relocation, Sanitary worker during the World War 2

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 17.9.1939 - Soviet invasion of Poland , 1940 - 1941 - Deportations of Poles to USSR

navrat - unirmora.jpg (historic)

Pavel Návrat

* 1921 †︎ 2010

Veteran of WW2, eastern front, National minorities, Forced labour during the WW2, Wehrmacht soldier, Sanitary worker during the World War 2 and 1 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 22. 6. 1941 – Operation Barbarossa - Nazi attack on the USSR

Alois Navrátil

Alois Navrátil

* 1935

Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Forced Labour Camps (1948 - 1954)

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Karel Navrátil

Karel Navrátil

* 1915 †︎ 2012

Royal Air Force, A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, Wehrmacht soldier, Sokol

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 12. 3. 1938 - "Anschluss" of Austria

Zdeněk Navrátil as a young man

Zdeněk Navrátil

* 1932

Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia and 9 more anniversaries

Hildegarda Návratová

Hildegarda Návratová

* 1930

National minorities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Statistics: 20774 Witnesses the Database; 11682 Witness Stories; 21373 Registered Researchers; 173607 Photos; 69052 Clips