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Hana Voisine-Jechová

Professor Hana Voisine-Jechová

* 1927 †︎ 2020

Emigrant, A cultural celebrity, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 3 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Alois Volkman doctor

MUDr. Alois Volkman

* 1937 †︎ 2024

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, A cultural celebrity, The topic of security forces before 1989

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

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Božena Volková

* 1930

Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The topic of security forces before 1989

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Egon Wiener in 1978

Egon Wiener

* 1947

Communist official, National minorities, Israel/Palestine, Relative of a political prisoner, Writer and 6 more categories

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

Sylvie Wittmannová in adolescence

Sylvie Wittmannová

* 1956

Holocaust, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The topic of security forces before 1989

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 20. 11. – 3. 12. 1952 – Rudolf Slánský’s trial

In military uniform

Augustin Žák

* 1960

The Sportsmen, The topic of security forces before 1989

21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s

Michal Ženíšek in 1992

Michal Ženíšek

* 1954

Boy Scouts, Art and censorship, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , A secret police collaborator, The topic of security forces before 1989

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Miloš Zídek, 1980

Miloš Zídek

* 1940

Relative of a political prisoner, Sokol, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The topic of security forces before 1989

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, Hijacking of CSA flight OK096 to Germany (8.6.1970) and 2 more anniversaries

Walter Zimmermann in 1945

Walter Zimmermann

* 1923 †︎ 2014

Veteran of WW2, western front, National minorities, Sudeten Germans, The topic of security forces before 1989

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk

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