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Vladimír Záleský, 1952

Vladimír Záleský

* 1928 †︎ 2021

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, July 7, 1961 - fire in the mine Dukla

Hedvika Žalská, 1964

Hedvika Žalská

* 1935

Victim of forced relocation, Boy Scouts, Sudeten Germans, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

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, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 1 more anniversaries

Stanislav Žalud

* 1932 †︎ 2023

Politician, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Petr Zámečník with an accordion at a veteran reunion in Víska

Petr Zámečník

* 1950

Officials of the Czechoslovak People´s Army in 1948-1989, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witness of local events from the Communist era, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Spolupracovník Vojenské kontrarozvědky

18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Stanislav Zámečník as an apprentice, 1956

Stanislav Zámečník

* 1939 †︎ 2025

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

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia

Štefan Zamiška - a photograph from the times spent in the PTP (Technical Auxiliary Battalions) (1951)

Štefan Zamiška

* 1930

Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Friars, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia

Dušan Žampach, mid 70s

Dušan Žampach

* 1951

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Life along the Iron Curtain

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

Josef Žanta, 2019

Josef Žanta

* 1932

Charter 77 signatory, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 9. 1948 – Funeral of President Edvard Beneš, 14. 3. 1953 – Klement Gottwald’s death, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin and 6 more anniversaries

Lubomír Zaorálek in 2022

PhDr. Lubomír Zaorálek

* 1956

Politician, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, University professor

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 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

Milan Zapadlo at the age of 18, Liberec, 1975

Milan Zapadlo

* 1957

Dissident, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Victim of forced relocation, Anti-communist rebel and 3 more categories

1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

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