Life along the Iron Curtain | Memory of Nations

Marie Krausová at her graduation in 1965

MUDr. Marie Krausová

* 1942

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Boy Scouts, Life along the Iron Curtain

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Eliška Krausová before leaving for Colombia, Prague, 1968

Eliška Krausová-Chavez

* 1946

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relatives of important personalities, Writer, University professor, Life along the Iron Curtain

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Jindřich Krepindl in 1967 during compulsory military service in Dukla Prague

Jindřich Krepindl

* 1948

The Sportsmen, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Life along the Iron Curtain

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

Erwin Kreuzwieser, 2022

Erwin Kreuzwieser

* 1948

Life along the Iron Curtain

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

On basic military service, 1954

Ing. František Křížek

* 1932

Life along the Iron Curtain

27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Růžena Křížková in 1943

Růžena Křížková

* 1924

Forced labour during the WW2, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Life along the Iron Curtain, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Vlasta Křížová Gallerová (en)

Vlasta Křížová Gallerová

* 1942

Dissident, Art and censorship, Life along the Iron Curtain

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

Rudolf Kropík (1958), historical photography

Rudolf Kropík

* 1937 †︎ 2024

Victim of forced relocation, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Life along the Iron Curtain

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 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

Kamil Krůta playing guitar

Kamil Krůta

* 1969

The underground, Art and censorship, Illegal border crossing, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Anti-communist rebel and 3 more categories

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

Peter Kubička - First Holly Communion

Ing. Peter Kubička

* 1968

The Sportsmen, The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, Life along the Iron Curtain

25.3.1988 Candle demonstration in Bratislava, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

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