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A contemporary picture - after his release from prison

František Wiendl

* 1923

Illegal border crossing, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Relative of a political prisoner, Anti-communist rebel, Participant in antifascist resistance and 3 more categories

10. 6. 1942 – Destruction of Lidice, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 26. 5. 1946 – The last “free” parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia and 7 more anniversaries

Věra Wiener, roz. Ledererová

Věra Wiener

* 1924

National minorities, Holocaust, Israel/Palestine, A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps

gudrun.jpg (historic)

Gudrun Wilcke-Pausewang

* 1928 †︎ 2020

A cultural celebrity, Sudeten Germans, Germany, Refugee, Illegal border crossing and 1 more categories

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

Rosa with stepmother (with hat)

Rosa Wohlfeld

* 1927 †︎ 2024

Illegal border crossing, National minorities, GDR - outgoing passengers, Sudeten Germans, Germany

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Iva Zajíčková

Ing. Iva Zajíčková-Stafová

* 1948

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Relative of a political prisoner, The Sportsmen and 1 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

5 - Zuzana Závadová - 1948 (10 years old)

RNDr. Zuzana Závadová

* 1938

A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, Relatives of important personalities, Illegal border crossing

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State

Eva Zedníková, née Strankmüllerová, historical photo

Eva Zedníková,roz. Strankmüllerová

* 1936

A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 13. 8. – 31. 10. 1940 - The Battle of Britain, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 1 more anniversaries

Vladimír Železný, thirty-five years old

PhDr. Vladimír Železný

* 1945

Emigrant, Illegal border crossing, Journalist, Politician, A cultural celebrity

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Želmíra Živná, portrait, 1967

Mgr. Želmíra Živná

* 1937

United States of America, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Czech community in the US and 4 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 3 more anniversaries

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