Marie Kurková during the recording in 2023

Marie Kurková telling the story of her life

In her room, surrounded by memories

Marie Kurková among photos in 2023

Two-year-old Marie in the arms of her mother Anna Prokšová in 1939

Marie Kurková's father Jan Prokša in his native Komárov in 1939

With her father Jan Prokša in 1940

Marie Kurková in 1942

Burnt out school in Štítina in 1945

Provisional municipal office on the playing field in Štítina opposite the Holeš family in 1945

Members of the post-war municipal committee in Štítina in 1945. From left: Vrba, Vašica, Lamprechtová, Hajder, Krejčí, Vaša, Šimeček, Hartman, Hrudík

Burnt out school in Štítina in 1945

Burnt out kindergarten in Štítina in 1945

Burnt out mill of the Stanovský family in 1945

Part of the burnt barns of the Zíka´s farm. In the background on the right Benka's bakery

The burnt out Stanovský mill in Štítina in 1945

Ruins of burnt thatched houses in Štítina in 1945. In the foreground from the left: Plachká, Kupková, Šindelářová, Šindelář

Mrs. Plachká in front of the burnt out thatched house in Štítina in 1945

Wrecks of tanks and military equipment at the Štítina railway station in 1945

Detail of a wrecked tank at the Štítina railway station in 1945

Remains of ammunition at the railway station in Štítina in 1945

The original grave of Ivan Kubinec near the Štítina chapel in 1945

Awaiting the arrival of the patrons from Poděbrady in 1945

Inhabitants of Štítina in front of the ruins of their village buildings in 1945

The cooks who hosted the patrons from Poděbrady. From the left: the Kozák couple (owners of the pub in the brewery), Kyjovská, Vrbová, Kravčíková, Šimečková, Buroňová, Otýlie and Jarmila Vrbová