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Pavel Chmelík during his compulsory military service

Staff Sergeant (ret.) Pavel Chmelík

* 1942

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Stanislav Chromec during the filming, 2023

Major General (ret.) Ing., CSc Stanislav Chromec

* 1931

Spolupracovník Vojenské kontrarozvědky, Officials of the Czechoslovak People´s Army in 1948-1989, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Scientist, The topic of security forces before 1989

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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Václav Čmuchař

* 1925 †︎ 2015

Participant in antifascist resistance, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2, Political prisoner in WW2, Forced labour during the WW2, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army and 2 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 20. 6. 1942 - prezekuce a věznění studentů z Roudnice nad Labem

Pál Csáky in year 1980

Pál Csáky

* 1956

National minorities, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army

6.-13. 12. 1980 Operation Krkonoše

Jiří Čtvrtečka in a boat

Jiří Čtvrtečka

* 1942

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, The Sportsmen, The topic of security forces before 1989

14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 26.8.-11.9.1972 - Summer Games of the XX Olympiad , Munich

Rudolf Daňo in 2021

Rudolf Daňo

* 1923

The Partisan, Border Guards, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 2 more categories

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Blanka Dospělová, a portrait

Blanka Dospělová

* 1955

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Colonel Ctirad Doubek after his reactivation in 1990

Ing., Colonel Ctirad Doubek

* 1937 †︎ unknown

Officials of the Czechoslovak People´s Army in 1948-1989, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Vladimír Dubový

Vladimír Dubový

* 1967

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Profiteers

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Bohuslav Dvořák in 2022

Ing. Major General Bohuslav Dvořák

* 1960

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 22. 4. 1996. - 10. 6. 1999. Kosovská válka , 24. 3. – 10. 6. 1999 - NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, 1992 - 1995 Bosnian War

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