Relatives of important personalities | Memory of Nations

"This photograph was taken by a family friend, Karel Mařatka. It was shot just after the end of an unveiling of a memorial plaque on the 19th of May, 2001. "Dad's former colleagues, civilian pilots, asked the Czechoslovak Airlines to sponsor the event. Their flags were hoisted on wooden masts on the lawn near the house and the marketing department agreed that I would represent them wearing their uniform. My relief that we managed the event is well visible. It rained and we were soaked to the bone and tired dead. The preparations for the event were exhausting even though my mother was a great help as a sort of 'liaison officer'."

Iveta Irvingová

Illegal border crossing, Journalist, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Political prisoner in the 1960‘s (ČSSR), Political prisoner in WW2 and 11 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1940 - The Battle of France, 13. 8. – 31. 10. 1940 - The Battle of Britain, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 10 more anniversaries

Clara Istlerová in 1950 during calligraphy

Clara Istlerová

* 1944

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship and 2 more categories

14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jitka Jachninová, 1970s

Jitka Jachninová

* 1929

Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps, 23. 3. 1945 Bombing of České Budějovice, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Marta Janasová, née Zajícová / 1979

Marta Janasová, roz. Zajícová

* 1956

Relatives of important personalities, 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, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation

Portrait of Milena, Prague 1942

Milena Janda

* 1935

Participant in antifascist resistance, Prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2, Anti-communist rebel, Political prisoner in WW2 and 8 more categories

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps, 17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities and 3 more anniversaries

Miroslav Jandásek (cca 1955)

Ing. Miroslav Jandásek

* 1923 †︎ 2018

Relative of a political prisoner, Relatives of important personalities, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Drahoslava Janderová with her daughter Tereza

Drahoslava Janderová

* 1946

Dissident, Relatives of important personalities, Anti-communist rebel, Emigrants from Russia, Charter 77 signatory and 6 more categories

17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 31. 10. 1967 – Spontaneous student demonstration in Prague, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 4 more anniversaries

Photo of youth

Ing. Karel Janeček

* 1927 †︎ 2020

A cultural celebrity, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Forced labour during the WW2, People helping Jews during WWII, Relatives of important personalities and 4 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Petr Jankovec when circa fourteen years old

Petr Jankovec

* 1935

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Participant in antifascist resistance, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Ludmila Janská, 2016

Ludmila Janská

* 1938

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 5. 4. 1968 – Formation of KAN (Club of Active Non-partisans) and 5 more anniversaries

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