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

The Spitsbergen expedition in 1968, Gerhard Tschunko on a peak

Gerhard Tschunko

* 1935

The Sportsmen, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Illegal border crossing, Writer

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

Václav Tuček born on 1946

Ing. Václav Tuček

* 1945 †︎ 2021

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

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, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation and 4 more anniversaries

Věra Tučková Burgetová, 1943

Věra Tučková

* 1924

Forced labour during the WW2, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21 September 1937 - Funeral of President Masaryk, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Regina Tulachová, 1968

Regina Tulachová

* 1953

Déclassé, Relatives of important personalities, Royal Air Force, Witness of local events from the Communist era

13. 8. – 31. 10. 1940 - The Battle of Britain, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Marie Tulachová in 1950

Marie Tulachová

* 1935

Illegal border crossing, National minorities, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Sokol and 2 more categories

27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 3 more anniversaries

witness Jan Tůma

Ing. Jan Tůma

* 1930

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Jan Tůma, 2021

Ing. Jan Tůma

* 1948

Victim of forced relocation, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witness of local events from the Communist era

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 26 April 1986 - Chernobyl disaster

Miroslava Tupá in 2021

Miroslava Tupá

* 1963

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Miroslav Tupý, historical photography

Ing. Miroslav Tupý

* 1938 †︎ 2025

Memory of vanished settlements, Member of Revolutionary Guard Corps, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Marie Turková, roz. Kratochvílová

* 1924 †︎ 2023

Forced labour during the WW2, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Sanitary worker during the World War 2

27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 9 May 1945 - 11 May 1945 Battle of Milin, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 2 more anniversaries

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