Witnesses starting with letter Š

Graduation photograph of Karel Škarka

Mgr. Karel Škarka

* 1946

Politician, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The Army of the Protectorate Bohemia-Moravia, The Sportsmen, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk

Zdeněk Škarvada

Zdeněk Škarvada

* 1917 †︎ 2013

Veteran of WW2, western front, Royal Air Force, A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, Prisoner of War/ P.O.W

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, 13. 8. – 31. 10. 1940 - The Battle of Britain

Ivana Škarvadová

Mgr. Ivana Škarvadová

* 1942

A cultural celebrity, Relatives of important personalities

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Jaroslav Škarvan

Jaroslav Škarvan

* 1932 †︎ 2021

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

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Jan Škoda - 1947

Jan Škoda

* 1928 †︎ 2018

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Relative of a political prisoner, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 3 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain and 3 more anniversaries

Krištof Škoda, 1959

Krištof Škoda

* 1941

Czech Minority in Klodzko County (Poland), Victim of forced relocation, Witness of local events from the Communist era

3.9.1942 - 2.2.1943 Battle of Stalingrad, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Pavel Škoda in 2021

Ing. Pavel Škoda

* 1958

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Political prisoner

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

Vladimír Škoda in 2016

Vladimír Škoda

* 1942

Emigrant, A cultural celebrity, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Artists, University professor

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Sr. Bohumíra Školníková

Sr. Bohumíra Školníková

* unknown

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners

Tomáš Škopek in 2025

Tomáš Škopek

* 1942

Déclassé, Parašutisté vycvičení během druhé světové války ve Velké Británii, Participant in antifascist resistance, Sokol, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 22. 8. 1963 – Start of court restitutions, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 1 more anniversaries

Statistics: 21434 Witnesses the Database; 12155 Witness Stories; 22088 Registered Researchers; 180686 Photos; 71226 Clips