21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops | Memory of Nations

Brigita Hertlová – period photograph

Brigita Hertlová

* 1938

Dissident, Déclassé, Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 2 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 4 more anniversaries

Graduation photo in Třebíč, 1968

Ing., Arch. Lubor Herzán

* 1950

Boy Scouts, Witness of local events from the Communist era

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

František Heusler

* 1947 †︎ 2024

Theresienstadt Ghetto, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Prisoner of the Auschwitz concentration camp, Prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 6 more anniversaries

Josef Hiadlovský, 1945

Nadpraporčík v.v. Josef Hiadlovský

* 1927 †︎ unknown

Veteran of WW2, eastern front, Participant in antifascist resistance, The Partisan

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State

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

With her husband Vilém Hillmann, wedding photo, 1958

Renata Hillmannová

* 1933

Poland, Czech Minority in Klodzko County (Poland), National minorities, The national, ethnic or religious minorities in Poland, Victim of forced relocation and 3 more categories

1945 - 1947 Expulsion of Germans from former German East territories, 1945 - 1946 Resettlement of Poles in the "Regained lands" , 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

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

Libuše Hittmanová

Libuše Hittmanová

* 1923 †︎ 2021

Forced labour during the WW2

18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Jan Hlach – contemporary portrait photo

Jan Hlach

* 1939 †︎ 2025

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Déclassé, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR) and 6 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, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval and 3 more anniversaries

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