Witnesses starting with letter K

Vaclav Kriz - Prisoner

Václav Kříž

* 1925

Anti-communist rebel, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Agent of the western secret services (cold war), PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Forced Labour Camps (1948 - 1954) and 1 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 21. 6. 1949 – Execution of General Heliodor Píka, 9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners

Vladimír Kříž during his compulsory military service

Vladimír Kříž

* 1948

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Czech community in the US, Writer, A secret police agent, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

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

basic military service

Vojtěch Kříž

* 1944

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

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

Before military service (September of 1951)

Ján Križan

* 1929

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Forced labour during the WW2, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval

Rebeka Křižanová-Bartůňková in 2022

Mgr. Rebeka Křižanová-Bartůňková

* 1971

Dissident, The Journalist, Déclassé, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu and 4 more categories

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, Palach Week, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

On basic military service, 1954

Ing. František Křížek

* 1932

Life along the Iron Curtain

27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Jaroslav Křížek at the hop brigade in 1964, when he finished primary school

Jaroslav Křížek

* 1949

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Farmer

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime and 1 more anniversaries

pětadvacetiletá Jiřina Křížková.jpg (historic)

MUDr. Jiřina Křížková

* 1925

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Member of an Illegal Church

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

year 1962 - photos from the student ID card of the faculty of arts at Charles University

PhDr. Marie Rút Křížková

* 1936 †︎ 2020

Dissident, Charter 77 signatory, Writer, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 19. – 21. 11. 1968 – The three-day student strike and other displays of civil r, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

Růžena Křížková in 1943

Růžena Křížková

* 1924

Forced labour during the WW2, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Life along the Iron Curtain, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

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