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

Miloslav Havrlík, forester

Miloslav Havrlík

* 1932

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Students who were for political reasons expelled from school, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR

Svatopluk Havrlik, 1942

Svatopluk Havrlík

* 1935

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat

Dagmar Hazdrová, August 1968

Dagmar Hazdrová

* 1933

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 31. 5. – 8. 6. 1950 – Milada Horáková’s trial, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Michal Hecht at a solo performance at the Luks Theatre in Pilsen, 1980s

Michal Hecht

* 1961

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

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

Witness in Bohemia on her first bike wearing a blouse from Germany, 1959 or 1960

Sonja Hefele

* 1949

Germany, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, National minorities, Sudeten Germans, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 2 more categories

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 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

Věra Heidlerová, not dated

Věra Heidlerová

* 1936

Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

Jana Heinzlová in the graduation photo in 1971

Jana Heinzlová

* 1951

Sudeten Germans, Witness of local events from the Communist era

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Pavel Hejcman

Pavel Hejcman

* 1927 †︎ 2017

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

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Anna Hejdová with her husband, wedding photo, 1949

Anna Hejdová

* 1926

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

21 September 1937 - Funeral of President Masaryk, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 3 more anniversaries

Little Eva Hejdová

Eva Hejdová

* 1953

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Czech community in the US, Journalist, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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