8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII | Memory of Nations

As a student

Jaroslav Krček

* 1939

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou

Milada Krčmařová, 1960s

Milada Krčmařová

* 1925 †︎ 2021

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

21 September 1937 - Funeral of President Masaryk, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 2 more anniversaries

Anna Krčmárová

* 1934

Homeland and Life, Human Rights Defender, Literature in exile, Poland, Holocaust and 14 more categories

26 April 1986 - Chernobyl disaster, Dissolution of the Soviet Union, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 27 more anniversaries

Photo for the graduation display, 1956

MUDr. Jana Krčmářová

* 1937

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 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, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 5 more anniversaries

Marie Krčmová in her childhood

Prof. PhDr., CSc. Marie Krčmová

* 1940 †︎ 2023

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Ivo Krejci during filming

Ivo Krejčí

* 1929

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Art and censorship

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, Studentské pochody na Pražský hrad, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Josef Krejčík during his military service, early 1950s

Josef Krejčík

* 1932

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

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Věra Krejčíková, 20 June 2023

Věra Krejčíková

* 1936

People helping Jews during WWII, National minorities

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising

Krejčíř Jaromír as a young man

Jaromír Krejčíř

* 1932

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 23. 10. 1956 - Hungarian revolution of 1956 and fightings for independence, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Editha Wurstová in 1948

Editha Krejčová

* 1930 †︎ 2022

National minorities, People from former eastern territories of Germany (to 1945), Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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