Witnesses starting with letter K

Eda Kriseová in the 1960s

Eda Kriseová

* 1940

Dissident, Writer, Journalist, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Hubert Krista in 2022

Hubert Krista

* 1934

Czech Minority in Klodzko County (Poland), Illegal border crossing, Victim of forced relocation, Repatriated, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1945 - 1947 Expulsion of Germans from former German East territories, 1945 - 1946 Resettlement of Poles in the "Regained lands"

Jiří Krista in 2021

Jiří Krista

* 1957

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

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1947 Expulsion of Germans from former German East territories, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Josef Křístek, Alexandria

Josef Křístek

* 1919 †︎ 2016

Veteran of WW2, western front, Veteran of WW2, Middle East

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 21. 10 - 10. 12. 1941 - The Tobruk campaign, 5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk

Pplk.v.v. Pavel Kristl

* 1929

Member of Orel, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising and 1 more anniversaries

Zdeňka Kristová in childhood

Zdeňka Kristová

* 1944

Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Ladislav Křivánek

Ing. Ladislav Křivánek

* 1942

Relative of a political prisoner

9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Libor Křivánek

Libor Křivánek

* 1936

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

Rudolf Krivanek after his arrival in Czechoslovakia, 1963

Rudolf Křivánek

* 1934

Czechs from Banat, National minorities, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Farmer, Re-emigration of Czechs after 1945

1951 - Deportation from Banat to Baragan (Romania), 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 12. 1989 - 24-25. 12. 1989 - The Romanian revolution

Tomáš Křivánek during filming

Tomáš Křivánek

* 1955

Anti-communist rebel, Art and censorship

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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