Witnesses starting with letter Č

Jindřich Čapek, 1969

Jindra Čapek

* 1953

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Artists, A cultural celebrity and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Milan Čapek - dobová.jpg (historic)

Milan Čapek

* 1935

Border Guards, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Ondřej Čapek in 1969

Ing. Ondřej Čapek

* 1947

The Sportsmen, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Petr Čapek, 2017

Mgr. Petr Čapek

* 1936

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Witness of local events from the Communist era

17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Rostislav Čapek - as a young man

Rostislav Čapek

* 1931

Border Guards, Boy Scouts, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 18. 4. 1945 - Zákřovský masakr , 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation and 1 more anniversaries

Young O. Čapka

Oldřich Čapka

* 1922 †︎ 2017

Forced labour during the WW2, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Anti-communist rebel, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

graduation photo of Eva Čapková

Eva Čapková

* 1930

Holocaust, Relative of a political prisoner

Dobové foto portrétní.jpg (historic)

Zora Čapková

* 1938 †︎ 2018

Déclassé

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

Current photograph of the former football player and representative of Czechoslovakia, Ján Čapkovič, from the recording in 2022. (1)

Ján Čapkovič

* 1948

The Sportsmen

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 24. 2. 1949 – Formation of the Czechoslovak Union of Youth, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

Witness - Jozef Čapkovič during recording

Ing. Jozef Čapkovič

* 1948

Politician, The Sportsmen

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 2 more anniversaries

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