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With sister Ludmila, 1968

Ing. Oldřich Kůrečka

* 1950

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity, Farmer

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Vít Kvapil

Vít Kvapil

* 1936

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

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 10. 6. 1942 – Destruction of Lidice, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 7 more anniversaries

Dobromila Kvasničková roz. Kopečná

Dobromila Kvasničková

* 1936

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

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval

Františka Kyselá on her wedding day

Františka Kyselá, roz. Pudilová

* 1934 †︎ 2020

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Farmer

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 5. 5. 1945 - vypálení Javoříčka and 2 more anniversaries

Zdeňka Lackovičová, 2021, current photography

Zdeňka Lackovičová

* 1939

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

1945 - 1947 Expulsion of Germans from former German East territories, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from 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

Ladislav Lakomý

Ladislav Lakomý

* 1929

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Relative of a political prisoner, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 2 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval and 2 more anniversaries

Vladimír Lakva -1976

Vladimír Lakva

* 1942

Victim of forced relocation, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Drahomír Langer in the Auxiliary Technical Battalions

Drahomír Langer

* 1932

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Relative of a political prisoner, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 2 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 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 3 more anniversaries

Václav Langer in the PTP

Václav Langer

* 1929

National minorities, Sudeten Germans, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 4 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 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 and 5 more anniversaries

Foto od O. Leisky in 1945 in Prague

Otakar Leiský

* 1925 †︎ 2020

Participant in antifascist resistance, Boy Scouts, Sokol, Writer, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2 and 4 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 6 more anniversaries

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