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Jaroslav Čermák in 50s

Jaroslav Čermák

* 1929 †︎ 2011

Veteran of WW2, western front, French Foreign Legion, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Emigrant, Agent of the western secret services (cold war) and 2 more categories

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

Josef Čermák

Josef Čermák

* 1924

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Emigrant, A cultural celebrity, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Journalist and 3 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 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, 8. 9. 1948 – Funeral of President Edvard Beneš and 2 more anniversaries

Černý František, 1951

František Černý

* 1932

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Political prisoner in the 1960‘s (ČSSR), Emigrant, Agent of the western secret services (cold war), A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 26. 5. 1946 – The last “free” parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia

Černý 1945.JPG (historic)

Mečislav Černý

* 1919 †︎ 2012

Veteran of WW2, western front, Emigrant, National minorities, Royal Air Force, Forced labour during the WW2

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 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, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Oty Černý detail.JPG (historic)

Otakar Černý

* 1919 †︎ 2009

Veteran of WW2, western front, Participant in antifascist resistance, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Emigrant, Royal Air Force and 4 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 13. 8. – 31. 10. 1940 - The Battle of Britain, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Pavol Černý at the rercording of Post Bellum, October 2024

Doc. PhDr. Ing. Pavol Černý

* 1942

Emigrant, Radio Free Europe, Refugee, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

20. 11. – 3. 12. 1952 – Rudolf Slánský’s trial, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Ladislav Čerych in High School

Ladislav Čerych

* 1925 †︎ 2012

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Radio Free Europe

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

On the way across the lake in Togo

Václav Chabr

* 1943

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , Witness of local events from the Communist era, Life along the Iron Curtain

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 20. 12. 1944 - 25. 4. 1945 Bombing of Pilsen, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 2 more anniversaries

portrét.jpg (historic)

Ivan Chadima

* 1940

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relative of a political prisoner, Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia and 2 more anniversaries

Mimi Chan-Kuttelwascher in 2025

Mimi Chan-Kuttelwascher

* 1947

Emigrant, Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

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