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Josef Bachura

* 1926  †︎ 2019

Member of Revolutionary Guard Corps, Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era
25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia and 3 more anniversaries
Ján Bačkovský as an army officer after the war, undated

Major General (ret.) Ján Bačkovský

* 1919  †︎ 2006

Veteran of WW2, eastern front, Prisoner of a Soviet concentration camp, Gulag, Officials of the Czechoslovak People´s Army in 1948-1989, Illegal border crossing, National minorities
8. 9. – 1. 11. 1944 - The battle of the Dukla Pass, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 3. 1943 - The battle of Sokolovo, 1. – 2. 1. 1944 - Battle of Biela Cerkov, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries