PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions)

Political prisoners

Randák Otakar

Otakar Randák

* 1926 †︎ 2019

People connected to the ČIN magazine (scouts), Anti-communist rebel, Participant in antifascist resistance, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Boy Scouts and 5 more categories

1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR and 4 more anniversaries

Karel Řehák - former portrait

Bohumil Řehák

* 1929 †︎ 2023

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Farmer

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

Jindřich Rejnart

* 1939

Relative of a political prisoner, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Boy Scouts, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Oldřich Richter at the founding meeting of OK PTP Klatovy (October 30, 1991)

Oldřich Richter

* 1930

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Witness of local events from the Communist era, Forced Labour Camps (1948 - 1954)

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Jan Rob SDB 17

Ing. Jan Rob

* 1914 †︎ 2018

Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions) and 1 more categories

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Rodovský_dobové.jpg (historic)

Bohuslav Rodovský

* 1932

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

At a mature age

Jozef Roth

* 1930

National minorities, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Karel Roubal

Karel Roubal

* 1931

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), The Sportsmen, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 4 more anniversaries

Jan Růžička

* 1926 †︎ 2016

Veteran of WW2, western front, National minorities, Sudeten Germans, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Wehrmacht soldier and 4 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, Battle of the Bulge

Jiří Růžička in 2020

Jiří Růžička

* 1929 †︎ 2022

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation and 2 more anniversaries

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