Witnesses starting with letter J

Jansky April 1945 a front photo

Colonel (ret.) Alfred Jánský

* 1914 †︎ 2015

Veteran of WW2, eastern front, Prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps

Jiří Janský as a senior student

Ing. Jiří Janský

* 1935

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

21 September 1937 - Funeral of President Masaryk, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Josef Janský, circa 1975

Architect Josef Janský

* 1929 †︎ 2024

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Marie Janštová, Šternberk, early 1980s

Marie Janštová

* 1931

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 1 more anniversaries

Karel Janšta with his daughter Jana, 1950

Jana Janštová-Zachová

* 1947

Witness of local events from the Communist era

22. 8. 1963 – Start of court restitutions, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Ivana Janů

Ivana Janů

* 1946

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, A cultural celebrity, 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, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation and 1 more anniversaries

Jiří Janů in 2025

Jiří Janů

* 1966

Witness of local events from the Communist era

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

František Janula in 2012

František Janula

* 1932 †︎ 2020

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Art and censorship

Janyr orez.jpg (historic)

Přemysl Janýr

* 1949

Dissident, Charter 77 signatory, Emigrant, The underground, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee and 4 more categories

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 1 more anniversaries

Janyšová - youth - portrait

Libuše Janyšová

* 1932

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

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

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