Stories of the 20th Century TV

Post Bellum / Hlavní město Praha / Česká televize

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Zdenka Kadlecová, 1950s

Zdenka Kadlecová

* 1936

Emigrant, Holocaust, Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 3 more categories

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 14. 3. 1953 – Klement Gottwald’s death and 7 more anniversaries

Felix Kafka 2016

Dr. Felix Kafka

* 1925

National minorities, Holocaust, Israel/Palestine, Winton’s Children, A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee and 3 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 13. 8. – 31. 10. 1940 - The Battle of Britain, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps

1976

Petr Kahovec

* 1962

Charter 77 signatory, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

František Kajgr 1985 (or 1975)

František Kajgr

* 1954

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Petr Jan Kalaš, Prague, 2024

Ing. Petr Jan Kalaš

* 1940

Diplomat, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Politician, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 2 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Kamil Kalina with his pipe

doc. PhDr. MUDr. CSc. Kamil Kalina

* 1945

Politician, Writer, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Scientist, University professor

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

Milena Kalinovská, Vancouver 1978, historical photography

Milena Kalinovská

* 1948

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Jaromír Kallista, 2022

Mgr. Jaromír Kallista

* 1939

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

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

Václav Kaňka in 1959

Václav Kaňka

* 1938 †︎ 2025

Boy Scouts, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 5 more anniversaries

Naděžda Kantová in 2025

Naděžda Kantová

* 1940

New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

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