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

Jan Ston in 2023

Jan Ston

* 1942

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

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

Blažena Strachotová in Slavičín in 1927

Blažena Strachotová

* 1917 †︎ 2025

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

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat and 1 more anniversaries

Jiří Strádal in 2024

Ing. Jiří Strádal

* 1943

Victim of forced relocation, Déclassé, 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, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Karel Straka

Karel Straka

* 1933

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, 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, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Bedridden Libuše Vinařová around 1950

Libuše Straková

* 1930

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 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

Dušan Straňák, 40. léta

Dušan Straňák

* 1926 †︎ 2023

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

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 3 more anniversaries

Blažena Stránská in 2018

Blažena Stránská

* 1925

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Relatives of important personalities, Radio Free Europe

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

František Stránský, 1970s

František Stránský

* 1946

Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Alena

Alena Strapková

* 1943

Holocaust, National minorities, Hidden people

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

At a mature age

Jozef Strašík

* 1929

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia

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