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Azriel Dansky before leaving for Israel, Banská Bystrica, February 1949

Azriel (Peter) Dansky

* 1937

Emigrant, A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing and 2 more categories

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 1944-1945 Hungary at the end of the second world war , 25 December 1944 - 13 February 1945 Siege of Budapest, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Photography from 1960

Ervín Arie David

* 1936

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Holocaust, Israel/Palestine, Hidden people

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising

Ladislav Davidovič, 24 years old

Ladislav Davidovič

* 1936

Underage political prisoners, Victim of forced relocation, Inhabitants of Subcarpathian Rus, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 20. 12. 1944 - 25. 4. 1945 Bombing of Pilsen, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou and 6 more anniversaries

Otto Deneš

Otto Deneš

* 1918 †︎ 2009

Veteran of WW2, western front, Veteran of WW2, Middle East, Emigrant, Holocaust, Israel/Palestine and 1 more categories

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 21. 10 - 10. 12. 1941 - The Tobruk campaign, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk

Rudolf Dlugopolský - 2016

Rudolf Dlugopolský

* 1921

Veteran of WW2, eastern front, Slovak army soldier during 1939 - 1945, Victim of forced relocation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State and 1 more anniversaries

Contemporary photograph of Michal Dor, from filming in Bratislava.

Micha Dor

* 1948

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Theresienstadt Ghetto, Holocaust, Illegal border crossing and 2 more categories

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising and 5 more anniversaries

Vincent Dorník - from criminal military service (1950)

Vincent Dorník

* 1929

Representative of the Church, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State and 3 more anniversaries

With his mother and sister as a child

Josef Doškář

* 1943

Theresienstadt Ghetto, Anti-communist rebel, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 3 more anniversaries

A vintage picture of Milica Drgoňová

Milica Drgoňová, rod. Čárska

* 1937

Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Sister Hyacinta in 2022

Sestra Hyacinta (Mária) Dubanová

* 1931

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Friars, Witness of local events from the Communist era

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, July - septemper - Aktion Ř - forceful concentration of Czech nuns

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