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Petr Růžička, February 2023, Ústí nad Labem

Petr Růžička

* 1956

Boy Scouts, A secret police collaborator, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground, The topic of security forces before 1989

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, Palach Week, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation

Sáblík Radoslav

Radoslav Sáblík

* 1924 †︎ 2015

Communist official, The topic of security forces before 1989

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Jan Sabrsula, photo from the civil document

Jan Šabršula

* 1918 †︎ 2015

Prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp, Political prisoner in WW2, Sokol, The topic of security forces before 1989

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Kurt Schmidt, 1970´s

Kurt Schmidt

* 1936

People helping Jews during WWII, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, The topic of security forces before 1989

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

Jáchym Jaroslav Šimek in 2025

Jaroslav Jáchym Šimek

* 1952

Clergymen, Poland, Vicar without State agreement, Friars, A secret police collaborator and 2 more categories

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

dobové foto.jpg (historic)

Joska Skalník

* 1948

Dissident, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, The underground and 4 more categories

24. 2. 1949 – Formation of the Czechoslovak Union of Youth, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 19. – 21. 11. 1968 – The three-day student strike and other displays of civil r, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Oldrich Slavík in 2019

Oldrich Slavík

* 1936

A secret police collaborator, The topic of security forces before 1989

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

Ervin Šolc in Italy

Ervín Šolc

* 1927 †︎ 2024

Illegal border crossing, National minorities, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Prisoner of War/ P.O.W and 4 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Historic photo

M.D. Daniel Stanček

* 1936

Scientist, University professor, The topic of security forces before 1989

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 9.11.1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 25.3.1988 Candle demonstration in Bratislava

The witness during his military service, Terezín, 1964

Josef Třešňák

* 1945

Officials of the Czechoslovak People´s Army in 1948-1989, Communist official, Déclassé, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, A secret police collaborator and 4 more categories

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 4 more anniversaries

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