1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age | Memory of Nations

Helena Kalusová (née Šobotová)

Helena Kalusová

* 1948

National minorities, Relative of a political prisoner, Sudeten Germans, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Prisoner of War/ P.O.W and 1 more categories

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1992 - 1995 Bosnian War and 2 more anniversaries

Růžena Kamarádová at the time of her arrest

Růžena Kamarádová

* 1924

Forced labour during the WW2, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Anti-communist rebel

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 8. 9. 1948 – Funeral of President Edvard Beneš

Jiří Kameníček

Jiří Kameníček

* 1937

Relative of a political prisoner, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

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PhDr. Ivan Kania

* 1932

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Boy Scouts, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person and 3 more categories

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák

A photo of that time, circa 1944

Ludmila Kantorová

* 1941

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Relatives of important personalities, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 14. 3. 1953 – Klement Gottwald’s death, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin and 6 more anniversaries

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Eva Kantůrková

* 1930

Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Charter 77 signatory, A cultural celebrity, Relatives of important personalities

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77 and 4 more anniversaries

Karel Kaplan in 2018

Doc. PhDr., CSc. Karel Kaplan

* 1928 †︎ 2023

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Historian, Communist official, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

22. 8. 1963 – Start of court restitutions, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

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Svatopluk Karásek

* 1942 †︎ 2020

Dissident, Representative of the Church, Vicar without State agreement, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee and 6 more categories

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 1976 – The Plastic People of the Universe trial, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77 and 2 more anniversaries

Konstantin Karger

Konstantin Karger

* 1929 †︎ 2024

Member of Orel, Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Participant in antifascist resistance, 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, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia and 3 more anniversaries

Photo from 1952

Pater Jaroslav Karl

* 1929 †︎ 2019

Member of an Illegal Church, Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR) and 8 more categories

9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 23. 10. 1956 - Hungarian revolution of 1956 and fightings for independence and 5 more anniversaries

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