8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

8. 5. 1945

The witness in the 1950s

Hedvika Eleonora Rudolfová

* 1933

Germany, National minorities, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu and 2 more categories

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 13.8.1961 - Building of the Berlin Wall, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Wolfram Ruhenstroth-Bauer, Pegnitz, 2020

Dr. Wolfram Ruhenstroth-Bauer

* 1925

National minorities, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Wehrmacht soldier, Germany

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

7825-portrait_former.jpg (historic)

Ivan Ruller

* 1926 †︎ 2018

Anti-communist rebel, Dissident, Relatives of important personalities

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities and 3 more anniversaries

Arnošt Runčík in graduation photo in 1962

Arnošt Runčík

* 1943

Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

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

Monika Ruská / around 1961

Monika Ruská

* 1946

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Jan Rutter in 2022

Jan Rutter

* 1934

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia and 3 more anniversaries

ruhova dobovy orez.jpg (historic)

Ing., Arch. Jarmila Růzhová, roz. Janáčková

* 1937 †︎ unknown

Forced labour during the WW2, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Milan Růžička / 1949

Ing. Milan Růžička

* 1932

Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 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

Rings exercise

Zdeněk Růžička

* 1925 †︎ 2021

The Sportsmen, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 29. 7. - 14. 8. 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 23. 10. 1956 - Hungarian revolution of 1956 and fightings for independence and 2 more anniversaries

Jan Růžička

* 1926 †︎ 2016

Veteran of WW2, western front, National minorities, Sudeten Germans, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Wehrmacht soldier and 4 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, Battle of the Bulge

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