Písek, May 1945, captured German air force officers. The Americans leave them their personal weapons. In the background a member of the Revolutionary Guard.

Disarmed Germans coming from Ptáčkovna near Písek, 6 May 1945

Ptáčkovna near Písek, May 1945

Near Ptáčkovna near Písek, May 1945

A road near Ptáčkovna, Písek, May 1945

Disarmed by American soldiers, May 1945, near Písek

Americans disarm German soldiers at Ptáčkovna near Písek, May 1945.

Disarming Germans at Ptáčkovna, Písek, 1945

Disarming Germans at Ptáčkovna, Písek, 1945

Ptáčkovna, Písek, May 1945

Weapons confiscated from Germans, Písek, May 1945

Americans go to Ptáčkovna near Písek to disarm German soldiers, 6 May 1945

Americans go to Ptáčkovna near Písek to disarm German soldiers, 6 May 1945

Americans go to Ptáčkovna near Písek to disarm German soldiers, 6 May 1945

Disarming Germans by American soldiers, at Ptáčkovna near Písek, May 1945

Joint photo shoot of Soviet and American soldiers, Písek, 10 May 1945

Joint photo shoot of Soviet and American soldiers, Písek, 10 May 1945

Aftermath of the air raid on Písek, 25 April 1945

Jan Vlach (left) with his friend Jiri Slanina, enlisting in Prešov, 1950, 65th Airborne Battalion

Jan Vlach (right) jumping from 2000 m above the sea level, Sezimovo Usti, 1956

Jan Vlach (right), free fall jump from 2000 m above the sea level, Sezimovo Usti, 1956

Blanka Janoušková, 2025

Blanka Janoušková filming her story

Blanka Janoušková filming her story

Family photo