5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising | Memory of Nations

Historical photo

Václav Sokol

* 1938

Charter 77 signatory, A cultural celebrity, Relatives of important personalities, Journalist, Sokol and 3 more categories

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 2 more anniversaries

Jan Šolc in 1957

PhDr. Jan Šolc

* 1938

Déclassé, Politician, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising and 2 more anniversaries

Jaroslav Someš, 1956

PhDr. Jaroslav Someš

* 1941

Relative of a political prisoner, Sokol, A cultural celebrity, Art and censorship

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”

Věra Šormová

Věra Šormová

* 1920 †︎ 2023

Déclassé, Witness of local events from the Communist era

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Bohuslav Šotola in 1954

Bohuslav Šotola

* 1931 †︎ 2020

Officials of the Czechoslovak People´s Army in 1948-1989, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

10. 6. 1942 – Destruction of Lidice, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

A present-day picture of Vladimír Souček

Vladimír Souček

* 1915

Veteran of WW2, eastern front, National minorities, Volhynian Czechs, Red Army soldier, Soldier of the Soviet Army

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 22. 6. 1941 – Operation Barbarossa - Nazi attack on the USSR, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia and 2 more anniversaries

Soukalová vězeňské foto.jpg (historic)

Eva Soukalová

* 1930 †︎ unknown

Anti-communist rebel, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Sanitary worker during the World War 2

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Jiří Soukup circa 80 years old

Jiří Soukup

* 1927 †︎ 2021

Sokol, The Sportsmen, Farmer

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, Studentské pochody na Pražský hrad

Šounová-Srnková dobové foto.jpg (historic)

Mgr. Alena Šounová-Srnková

* 1928 †︎ 2012

Representative of the Church

27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Mr Sperling´s actual photo

Ing. Maxmilián Sperling

* 1924

The Army of the Protectorate Bohemia-Moravia

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising

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