30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia | Memory of Nations

Richard Novák during the interview in 2012

Mgr. Richard Novák

* 1930

Representative of the Church, National minorities, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Non-Catholic clerical and 2 more categories

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 14. 3. 1953 – Klement Gottwald’s death, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin

Marie Nováková in 1980s

Marie Nováková

* 1934

New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Relative of a political prisoner, Industrial settler in border region in 60', Witness of local events from the Communist era and 2 more categories

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Marie Nováková.

Marie Nováková

* 1934

New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Helena Nováková

Helena Nováková

* 1928

Anti-communist rebel, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR)

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 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

Sister Richardis with her aunt during the war

Helena - Richardis Nováková

* 1928

Representative of the Church, Member of an Illegal Church

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Irena Nováková as a child

Irena Nováková

* 1959

National minorities, Sudeten Germans

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Karin Nováková, 1960s

Karin Nováková

* 1942

Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, 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, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Eva Novotná, at that time Machová

Mgr. Eva Novotná

* 1933

Holocaust, New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, 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, 31. 5. – 8. 6. 1950 – Milada Horáková’s trial, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Novotná Eva

Eva Novotná

* 1937

National minorities, Sudeten Germans

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Jindřich Novotný during the interview in July 2023

Jindřich Novotný

* 1940

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

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