Witness of local events from the Communist era | Memory of Nations

Zdeněk Albert

Zdeněk Albert

* 1927

Anti-communist rebel, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Forced labour during the WW2, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain and 3 more anniversaries

Portrait photo of Anita taken in Klingenthal at the beginning of 1950s

Anita Alblová

* 1936

Emigrant, National minorities, Victim of forced relocation, Re-emigration of Czechs after 1945, Sudeten Germans and 2 more categories

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

Marie Albrechtová

Marie Albrechtová

* 1940

Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Věra Albrechtová nee Havlová

Věra Albrechtová

* 1932

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Relative of a political prisoner, Participant in antifascist resistance, Boy Scouts, Sokol and 2 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 7 more anniversaries

Madeleine Albright in 1947

Madeleine Albright

* 1937 †︎ 2022

Emigrant, A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Politician, Relative of a political prisoner and 3 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 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 3 more anniversaries

Witness - Gabriela Alexandrová

MUDr. Gabriela Alexandrová

* 1948

Witness of local events from the Communist era

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Pavla Alter

Pavla Alter

* 1952

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 24. 11. 1941 - The first transport to the Theresienstadt, Death marches 1944-1945, 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 2 more anniversaries

Jiří Altmann during his studies at AVU, 1960s

academic painter Jiří Altmann

* 1942 †︎ 2023

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

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 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

František Ambrož in 1954

Nadpraporčík v.v. František Ambrož

* 1932

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Michal Ambrož, late 1970s

Michal Ambrož

* 1954 †︎ 2022

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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