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Krista Fleknová in 1946

Krista Fleknová

* 1937

Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Relative of a political prisoner

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Kristina Folprechtová in 2024

Kristina Folprechtová

* 1940

Relative of a political prisoner, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship and 1 more categories

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, Likvidace starého Mostu, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

While studying at the Business Academy in Liberec

Markéta Formanová

* 1937

Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Maria Frank in 2018

Maria Frank

* 1938

Sudeten Germans, Germany

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Friederike Frank, geb. Urbassek

Friederike Frank, geb. Urbassek

* 1926

National minorities, Sudeten Germans, Germany

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Ernst Franke in 1957

Ernst Franke

* 1953

National minorities, Sudeten Germans, Wehrmacht soldier

20. 6. - 29. 8. 1944 - Operation Bagration, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Manfred Frey in the 1990s

Dr. Manfred Frey

* 1940

Austria, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Life along the Iron Curtain

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 19.8.1989 - Pan-European Picnic

Hermann Frey, Pegnitz, 2020

Hermann Frey

* 1929 †︎ 2023

Illegal border crossing, National minorities, Sudeten Germans, Wehrmacht soldier, Germany

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising

Friedrich Family 1936

Werner Friedrich

* 1931

Victim of forced relocation, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Erika Fuksová (on right) during a ball in 1962

Erika Fuksová

* 1934

National minorities, Forced labour during the WW2, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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