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

Jaroslav Šunkůj, in his youth, probably 1946

Jaromír Šimkůj

* 1930

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

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, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 4 more anniversaries

Jaromír Šimonek

Ing. Jaromír Šimonek

* 1945 †︎ 2021

Victim of forced relocation, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Déclassé, Relatives of important personalities, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army and 5 more categories

17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 3 more anniversaries

Hana Šimonová as a Girl Scout

Hana Šimonová

* 1929 †︎ 2022

Boy Scouts, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia

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Irena Šimonová, roz. Vlachová

* 1929 †︎ 2017

Anti-communist rebel, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Emigrant, Journalist, Radio Free Europe and 2 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia and 2 more anniversaries

Šimsová Sylva

Sylva Šimsová

* 1931

Boy Scouts

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 26. 5. 1946 – The last “free” parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák

Jaroslav Šimůnek

Jaroslav Šimůnek

* 1924 †︎ 2014

Communist official, Forced labour during the WW2, Participant in antifascist resistance, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 24. 2. 1949 – Formation of the Czechoslovak Union of Youth, 31. 5. – 8. 6. 1950 – Milada Horáková’s trial and 1 more anniversaries

Alice Šimůnková in her youth

Alice Šimůnková

* 1947

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

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Major (ret.) Gerhard Singer

* 1923

Veteran of WW2, western front, Veteran of WW2, Middle East, Emigrant, Holocaust, A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 10 - 10. 12. 1941 - The Tobruk campaign, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk, 25. 11. 1940 - The Patria disaster

Portrait former

Ing. Vlasta Šišková

* 1924

Royal Air Force, Forced labour during the WW2, Relatives of important personalities, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1940 - The Battle of France, 13. 8. – 31. 10. 1940 - The Battle of Britain and 3 more anniversaries

Jaroslav Šišpera by RAF in England, 1940

Jaroslav Šišpera

* 1920 †︎ 2006

Veteran of WW2, western front, Participant in antifascist resistance, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Royal Air Force, Forced labour during the WW2

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1940 - The Battle of France, 13. 8. – 31. 10. 1940 - The Battle of Britain and 2 more anniversaries

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