13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks | Memory of Nations

contemporary photo

Ing. Václav Hrůza

* 1931 †︎ 2024

Diplomat, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Boy Scouts

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Pavel Husák in 2024

Pavel Husák

* 1960

Member of an Illegal Church, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Josef Husek

Josef Husek

* 1923 †︎ 2015

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Representative of the Church, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks

Josef Jančář

PhDr. Josef Jančář , CSc.

* 1931 †︎ 2025

Member of Orel, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Déclassé, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 2 more categories

21 September 1937 - Funeral of President Masaryk, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 5 more anniversaries

Stanislav Janků, 1966

Ing. Stanislav Janků

* 1931 †︎ 2025

Representative of the Church, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 2. 7. 1951 - Babický případ

P3030032 orezané profil.jpg (historic)

Ján Janok

* 1929 †︎ 2019

Catholic clerical, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Friars

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks

Period portrait photography

Miroslav Kalaš

* 1933

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, A cultural celebrity

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation and 8 more anniversaries

Michal Kaňa as a young man

Michal Kaňa

* 1953

Representative of the Church, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Catholic clerical and 10 more categories

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1991 - 1995 - Croatian War of Independence and 1 more anniversaries

Štěpán Kaňák / around 1964

Štěpán Kaňák

* 1934

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 2 more anniversaries

Reginald Kefer in a period photograph

Reginald Kefer

* 1936

Relatives of important personalities, Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 4 more anniversaries

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