Witnesses starting with letter H

Jaroslava Hoťová in 2024

Jaroslava Hoťová

* 1951

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era

8. 9. – 1. 11. 1944 - The battle of the Dukla Pass, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Maturitní fotografie v 18 letech

Miloš Houdek

* 1944

Relatives of important personalities, Art and censorship, The underground, Artists

30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval

Graduation photo

Eva Houdková

* 1936

People helping Jews during WWII, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia

Ivo Houf in the 1930s

Ivo Houf

* 1933

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Václav Houf

Mgr. Václav Houf

* 1949

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, Artists, A cultural celebrity

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

Photographs from Rudolf Houfek's file - Security Services Archive

Rudolf Houfek

* 1963

Charter 77 signatory, The underground

Dispersal of Plastic People and DG 307 concert in Rudolfov, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Václav Houfek, studio photo, Ústí nad Labem, 2023

Mgr. Václav Houfek

* 1963

Déclassé, Politician, Life along the Iron Curtain, Spolupracovník Vojenské kontrarozvědky

1951 - creation of the restricted border area along the Czechoslovakian border with Western Germany and Austria, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain and 3 more anniversaries

Jiří Housar in 1949

Dr. Jiří Housar

* 1921 †︎ 2015

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Anti-communist rebel, Forced labour during the WW2, Participant in antifascist resistance, Boy Scouts

Mr. Houska - Portrait - 50 years

Lubomír Houska

* 1933 †︎ 2023

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Young Václav Houška as a Beekeeper

Václav Houška

* 1921

Veteran of WW2, eastern front, National minorities, Volhynian Czechs

8. 9. – 1. 11. 1944 - The battle of the Dukla Pass, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia

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