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Jiří Lejsek in 1955

Jiří Lejsek

* 1937

Sokol, The Sportsmen, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity and 1 more categories

19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Zuzana Lejsková in the year 2021

Zuzana Lejsková

* 1954

A warder in a communist prison, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Danuše Lelitová (Bártová)

Danuše Lelitova, roz. Bártová

* 1926

Relative of a political prisoner, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Marie Lemarie - historical photo

Marie Lemarie

* 1932 †︎ 2022

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Hidden people

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, Death marches 1944-1945, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval

lendelova.jpg (historic)

Mária Lendelová

* 1944

National minorities, Gypsies / Roma, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Peter Lenek

Peter Lenek

* 1961

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

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

Vlastimír Lenert after a European Champions Cup match in the 1970s. Dukla Liberec played with Bulgaria's CSKA Sofia

Lieutenant (ret.) Vlastimír Lenert

* 1950 †︎ 2023

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, The Sportsmen, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1979 - 1989 - Sovětská invaze do Afghánistánu, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Boží tělo, 1943

Aloisie Lepaříková

* 1935

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Aurel Lesák, 1950s

Aurel Lesák

* 1930

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 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

A photograph from her wedding, 1950

Eliška Leščinská

* 1925

Forced labour during the WW2, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

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