A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee | Memory of Nations

Bernard Papánek in the Czechoslovak armed forces uniform (1942)

Bernard Papánek

* 1920 †︎ 2021

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Holocaust, National minorities, Israel/Palestine and 2 more categories

12. 3. 1938 - "Anschluss" of Austria, 21. 10 - 10. 12. 1941 - The Tobruk campaign, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk

Martina Paříková in 2023

Martina Paříková

* 1965

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

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

Josef Parlesák in the 1950s

Ing. Josef Parlesák

* 1936

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 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, 26. 5. 1946 – The last “free” parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia and 5 more anniversaries

Alena Krutová (married Parthonnaud later on), 1970s

Alena Parthonnaud

* 1947

France, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Scientist

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Libuše Paukertová at the age of eight

Libuše Paukertová-Leharová

* 1933 †︎ 2025

Supporter of Czechoslovak dissent from a western country, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Sokol

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Dana Paulová, a potrait photo of that time, Prague 1967

Dana Paulová

* 1950

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Forced labour during the WW2, Victim of forced relocation, Déclassé, Participant in antifascist resistance and 1 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Milan Paumer as a member of US Army

Milan Paumer

* 1931 †︎ 2010

Anti-communist rebel, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Sokol, Odbojová skupina bratří Mašínů

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 6. 1949 – Execution of General Heliodor Píka, 31. 5. – 8. 6. 1950 – Milada Horáková’s trial

Milena Pechoušová on horseback, 1970s

Milena Pechoušová

* 1945

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Lenka Pěchová´s photo from the graduation board, 1970

Mgr. Lenka Pěchová

* 1951

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Parašutisté vycvičení během druhé světové války ve Velké Británii, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 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

Peter (Shlomo) Peleg in 2008

Peter Peleg

* 1925

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

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising

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