František Jemelka, uncle in Russian captivity around 1917

B. Ečer and R. Lukaštík in Přerov around 1946

Uncle, who died in Bukovina

Fr. Michal Slabej Orech, the cousin of Ján Murtin in 1916

Pen friend from Munich

This is what the train that carried German emigrants looked like and that Ladislav Hladík jumped on in Řečkovice on April 20

What did it look like when digging the "Panzergraben" trenches in Moravia? This is how German propaganda showed it in cinemas. But the reality was much worse

Last carrier competition in Benecko region

"Panzergraben" near Podolí, which was photographed by locals after the war

Karel Schnepf, the confectioner from Přibyslav (1927), who damaged his health in these harsh conditions as a trencher and died in 1946

At Christmas table with mum

Pindulka Inn in Podolí, which could be visited by the then "diggers". They were also allowed to have one "trencher-like" beer, as evidenced by the archive of Mr. Ladislav Hladík

The school in Podolí, where Ladislav Hladík was together with the others accommodated from February to April 10, 1945 (this is the first window from the front door on the right)

The current form of the school in Podolí

Sunday morning in Přibyslav on November 19, 1989

December 1989, the house on the square No. 6, in which the Civic Forum met and decided what steps to take next

December 1989. „People from the Civic Forum hung Czechoslovak battalion on the statue of St. Wenceslas . It was torn down several times by members of the National Security Corps, but members of the Civic Forum had a new flag. This was repeated several times, as long as it entertained the zealous police force officers, ”describes Ladislav Hladík in November.

The unique photography (December 15, 1989). It was decided by the Civic Forum that the red star must go down from the old town hall. This took place on Friday evening, December 15, using the city's mobile platform. This event was attended by a large number of citizens of the city.

December 15, 1989. "It was clear to us that the leading role of the party is a thing of the past. I photographed this on a color slide and had it turned into a color picture of a historical moment, "comments Ladislav Hladík.

November 1989 / This is what the shop window on the square looked like. All the leaflets are only a critique of the moribund communist regime.

Pavel Jelínek, around 1960

Pavel Jelínek, around 1965

Pavel Jelínek with Josef Lederer, his grandfather; Liberec, 1936

From the left - his aunt, Růžena Justicová, his cousin, Zdeněk Justic, Pavel Jelínek, Josefína Ledererová; Poděbrady, 1939

Pavel Vinkler in 2019