Stories of the 20th century

Post Bellum SK

Documentation project of Post Bellum SK that was funded by the Europe for Citizens Programme.

Borivoj Dovniković

Borivoj Dovniković

* 1930

Croatia

Daniel Dräxler

* 1973

Hungarians in Slovakia after 1945, National minorities

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1989 - Transition in Hungary, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

Pavel Drechsler

* 1935

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Holocaust, National minorities, Israel/Palestine, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps, 1944-1945 Hungary at the end of the second world war

A vintage picture of Milica Drgoňová

Milica Drgoňová, rod. Čárska

* 1937

Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

PhDr., PhD. Ľubica Droppová, rod. Markovičová

* 1935

Relatives of important personalities, The relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Scientist and 1 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising

Gertrúda Drozdová

* 1928

Holocaust, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps

Paulína Dubeňová about 23 years old shortly after the end of World War II

Paulína Dubeňová (rod. Mladšíková)

* 1922 †︎ 2022

Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Witness Karol Dubovan as a young man

Ing. Karol Dubovan

* 1953

Member of an Illegal Church, Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Politician and 2 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

witness Margita Duchová in her youth

Margita Duchová

* 1926 †︎ 2022

Holocaust, Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, People helping Jews during WWII, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, The Partisan and 2 more categories

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation and 1 more anniversaries

Michal Dudák

* 1914 †︎ unknown

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising

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