17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia | Memory of Nations

Hana Hewanická in 1947 after her arrival in the Czechoslovakia

Hana Hewanická

* 1943

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

13.-15.2.1945 Bombing of Dresden, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Václav Hieke during one of the Czech Tourist Club events, 1985

Václav Hieke

* 1951

Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Life along the Iron Curtain

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Martin Hilský

Professor, PhDr. Martin Hilský , CSc.

* 1943

Historian, University professor, A cultural celebrity, Life along the Iron Curtain, Writer

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Irena Hirai during recording in 2025

Irena Hirai

* 1960

Boy Scouts, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Artists

1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Zdeněk Hirnšal in 2021

Ing. arch. Zdeněk Hirnšal

* 1968

The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Josef with Alexander Dubček

Mgr. Josef Hladík

* 1951

National minorities, Witness of local events from the Communist era

31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Ladislav Hladík at the age of eighteen (1945). That same year, he received a call-up papers to start fortification work

Ladislav Hladík

* 1927

Forced labour during the WW2, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Forced Labour Camps (1948 - 1954), Hidden people

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1947 Expulsion of Germans from former German East territories, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia and 6 more anniversaries

Marie Hladíková in her wedding photo with Karel Hladík in 1960

Marie Hladíková

* 1921 †︎ 2023

Relative of a political prisoner, 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, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 4 more anniversaries

Josef Hladiš in 2022

Josef Hladiš

* 1932 †︎ 2023

Catholic clerical, Victim of forced relocation, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Josef Hlava in 2021

Josef Hlava

* 1958

Czech community in the US, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , Border Guards, The Sportsmen

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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