15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR

15. 3. 1939

Věra Valentová, 1946

Věra Valentová

* 1929

Forced labour during the WW2, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, 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, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 3 more anniversaries

Růžena Válková in 1951

Růžena Válková

* 1932 †︎ 2023

National minorities, Sudeten Germans, Victim of forced relocation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Life along the Iron Curtain

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Vladimír Valta 1950

MUDr. Vladimír Valta

* 1932 †︎ 2020

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising

Emilie Vančurová

Emilie Vančurová

* 1921

Forced labour during the WW2, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

dobová.jpg (historic)

Petr Vaníček

* 1932

Holocaust, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions)

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps

Stanislava Vaníčková 2018

Stanislava Vaníčková

* 1927

A cultural celebrity, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 2 more anniversaries

Dobromila Vaňková

PhDr. Dobromila Vaňková

* 1925

Boy Scouts, Forced labour during the WW2, People connected to the ČIN magazine (scouts)

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

František Varaďa while recording the interview, 2020

František Varaďa

* 1932

Forced labour during the WW2, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia and 8 more anniversaries

foto Karel Vaš z Národního archivu dobova.jpg (historic)

Karel Vaš

* 1916 †︎ 2012

Veteran of WW2, eastern front, Participant in antifascist resistance, Prisoner of a Soviet concentration camp, Gulag, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2, A collaborator of the Soviet secret service and 5 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 9. – 1. 11. 1944 - The battle of the Dukla Pass, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 3 more anniversaries

A period photograph of Oldřich Vašák

Oldřich Vašák

* 1926

Forced labour during the WW2, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

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