25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR | Memory of Nations

Lydia Němcová, circa 1962

Lydia Němcová

* 1944

Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Karel Němec, filming for Memory of Nations, July 2021

Karel Němec

* 1949

Dissident, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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, 22. 8. 1968 – Extraordinary congress (the “Vysočany Congress”) of KSČ, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 2 more anniversaries

Jozef Nemlaha

Jozef Nemlaha

* 1925

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Forced Labour Camps (1948 - 1954), People helping Jews during WWII, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners

Milan Nerad, 2016

Miloslav Nerad

* 1921 †︎ 2019

Agent of the western secret services (cold war), Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Political prisoner in the 1960‘s (ČSSR), Anti-communist rebel

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Neradova in 1945

Květoslava Neradová roz. Pánková

* 1933 †︎ 2016

Dissident, A cultural celebrity, People helping Jews during WWII, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Journalist

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 5 more anniversaries

Zdeněk Neruda

Colonel (ret.) Zdeněk Neruda

* 1920 †︎ 2018

Veteran of WW2, western front, Participant in antifascist resistance, Royal Air Force, The Army of the Protectorate Bohemia-Moravia, Prisoner of War/ P.O.W

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Věra Nerušilová in 1980s

Věra Nerušilová

* 1935

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Břetislav Netolický following his military service

Břetislav Netolický

* 1937

Victim of forced relocation, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Déclassé, Sokol, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 22. 8. 1963 – Start of court restitutions, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime and 1 more anniversaries

Michala Netrval as a little girl in Czech costume

Michala Netrval

* 1960

Emigrant

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

Netrvalová Slávka as a young girl

Slávka Netrvalová

* 1925 †︎ 2025

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

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