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Jaroslav Skopal at the age of two in Košice around 1938-1939

Jaroslav Skopal

* 1936

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering

Witness with the saxophone, 1962

Professor, PhDr. Jiří Skopal

* 1947

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

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

Alois Škorpil, 1958

Alois Škorpil

* 1940 †︎ 2021

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

17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities, 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

Anna Škrabalová 2022

Anna Škrabalová

* 1934

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Miroslav Škrabánek

Miroslav Škrabánek

* 1926 †︎ 2017

Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval

Vratislav Škráček in PTP

Vratislav Škráček

* 1930

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Jan Skrbek in 2002

Ing. Doc. Jan Skrbek

* 1953

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Scientist

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jaroslav Skřipka before military service

Jaroslav Skřipka

* 1936

Illegal border crossing, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Relative of a political prisoner, Anti-communist rebel and 3 more categories

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation and 3 more anniversaries

Marie Škrlová in her graduation photo (1956)

Marie Škrlová

* 1937

Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Iva Škrovová, née Dadáková - a graduation photo, 1981

Iva Škrovová

* 1962

A cultural celebrity

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

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