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Vítězslav Nohejl, 1973

Vítězslav Nohejl

* 1927

Forced labour during the WW2, A secret police collaborator, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The topic of security forces before 1989

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

childhood before the war

Eva Nosková

* 1936 †︎ 2015

A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, Re-emigration of Czechs after 1945

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR

Irena Nosková in 1965

Irena Nosková

* 1956

New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Prisoner of the Auschwitz concentration camp, Prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp

18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

As a student of the nursing school

Hana Nosková roz. Panská

* 1938

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Alojz Novák as an aviator

Pplk.v.v. Alojz Novák

* 1932

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, The Sportsmen

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, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

Eduard Novák

* 1922

Participant in antifascist resistance, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2, The Partisan

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

František Novák, circa 2000

František Novák

* 1934

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, Fights with Bandera's forces, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

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

Richard Novák

Richard Novák

* 1931

A cultural celebrity, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1947 Expulsion of Germans from former German East territories, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Vincenc Novák during his military service in 1952

Second Lieutenant (ret.) Vincenc Novák

* 1929 †︎ 2024

The Partisan, Re-emigration of Czechs after 1945, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Veteran of WW2, former Yugoslavia

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

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