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

Iva Valdmanová, circa 1975

Iva Valdmanová

* 1955

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witness of local events from the Communist era, War veteran after 1989

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1991 - 1995 - Croatian War of Independence, 1992 - 1995 Bosnian War

Michal Válek, 1980s

Michal Válek

* 1960

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

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

Ivo Valent, 2017

Ivo Valent

* 1964

Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Period photograph of Jindřich Valenta in scout costume, 1953

Jindřich Valenta

* 1935

A secret police agent, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Anti-communist rebel, Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 1989 - Third renewal of Junák

Karel Valenta in the Great Britain (1967)

Karel Valenta

* 1945

Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Vlastimil Valenta in the studio of Paměť národa in Červená Voda

Vlastimil Valenta

* 1934

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

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 5 more anniversaries

Věra Valentová, 1946

Věra Valentová

* 1929

Forced labour during the WW2, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 3 more anniversaries

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Ing., CSc František Valeš

* 1932

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

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 10. 6. 1942 – Destruction of Lidice

a portrait photo of Ladislav Valeš

Ladislav Valeš

* 1950

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Václav Valeš in 1969 as a soldier of the Border Guard

Václav Valeš

* 1949

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

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