8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

8. 5. 1945

Anděla Bečicová in the year 1962

Anděla Bečicová

* 1943

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Farmer, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

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

Karel Bečvář

Karel Bečvář

* 1931

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Illegal border crossing

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Václav Bečvárovský in 1951

Václav Bečvárovský

* 1933

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Contemporary photo

Colonel (ret.) Václav Bednář

* 1938

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1951 - creation of the restricted border area along the Czechoslovakian border with Western Germany and Austria, 23. 10. 1956 - Hungarian revolution of 1956 and fightings for independence, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 1 more anniversaries

Otta Bednářová in 1978

Otta Bednářová

* 1927 †︎ 2023

Dissident, The Journalist, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Charter 77 signatory

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 24. 4. 1978 – Formation of Committee for the Defence of the Unjustly Prosecuted and 1 more anniversaries

RB 002 - kopie.jpg (historic)

Ruth Beery

* 1937

National minorities, Holocaust, Israel/Palestine, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relatives of important personalities and 2 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps, 14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 1 more anniversaries

Ruth Bejkovská

Ruth Bejkovská

* 1920 †︎ 2013

Prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp, Prisoner of the Auschwitz concentration camp, Theresienstadt Ghetto

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Zdena Beková

Zdena Beková

* 1926

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

A graduation photography of Jaroslav Běla from 1947

Ing. Jaroslav Běl

* 1929

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

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, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 5 more anniversaries

1939

Stanislav Bělík

* 1919

Forced labour during the WW2, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities and 3 more anniversaries

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