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

Sofie Cakirpaloglu. The portrait shows her in her early twenties.

Sofie Cakirpaloglu

* 1939

Emigrant, National minorities, The Partisan, Greek minority in former Czechoslovakia, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 2 more categories

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1949 Greek civil war, 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

Marie Čálková, 1940s

Marie Čálková

* 1927 †︎ 2025

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

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Contemporary portrait photo

Mgr. Marie Caltová

* 1944

People helping Jews during WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Ondřej Čapek in 1969

Ing. Ondřej Čapek

* 1947

The Sportsmen, 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, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime

Jindřich Čapek, 1969

Jindra Čapek

* 1953

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Artists, A cultural celebrity and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Rostislav Čapek - as a young man

Rostislav Čapek

* 1931

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 18. 4. 1945 - Zákřovský masakr , 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation and 1 more anniversaries

Dobové foto portrétní.jpg (historic)

Zora Čapková

* 1938 †︎ 2018

Déclassé

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

Witness - Jozef Čapkovič during recording

Ing. Jozef Čapkovič

* 1948

Politician, The Sportsmen

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 2 more anniversaries

Alena Čápová in 2021

Mgr. Alena Čápová

* 1929 †︎ 2025

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 13.-15.2.1945 Bombing of Dresden, 14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 4 more anniversaries

Jarmila Cardová / 1954

Jarmila Cardová

* 1936

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

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