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Richard Drábek during his military service at the Auxiliary Technical Batallions, 1953

Richard Drábek

* 1929

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

In Mariánské Lázně, 1947

Jana Drahokoupilová

* 1938

Journalist, New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Ladislav Drahorád during filming, 2024

Ladislav Drahorád

* 1931

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

27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s

Jaroslav Drápal in 1953

doc. Ing.,CSc. Jaroslav Drápal

* 1934 †︎ 2023

Victim of forced relocation, Witness of local events from the Communist era, University professor, Life along the Iron Curtain, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain and 3 more anniversaries

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Daniela Draská

* 1934

Soutěž Příběhy 20. století, Sudeten Germans, 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, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval

Jana Drašnarová, 1971

MVDr. Jana Drašnarová

* 1939

Political prisoner in WW2, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

Emil Drastík, mid 1950s

Emil Drastík

* 1936 †︎ 2025

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

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2

Antonie Draxelová

* 1946

Romania, Czechs from Banat, National minorities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

1951 - Deportation from Banat to Baragan (Romania), 16. 12. 1989 - 24-25. 12. 1989 - The Romanian revolution, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Josef Dražil, a portrait

Josef Dražil

* 1923 †︎ 2022

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

František Drbohlav in the soldiers' hideout during Albert Pooley's visit to Doubravice 1968

František Drbohlav

* 1941

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Hidden people

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia

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