Witnesses starting with letter M

Illustrative photograph of women from the ranks of Czechoslovak combat medics

Vasilina Mesárová, rozená Ljachová

* 1922

Member of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps (General Svoboda's army), Prisoner of a Soviet concentration camp, Gulag

8. 9. – 1. 11. 1944 - The battle of the Dukla Pass

Juraj Mesík

* 1962

Environmentalist, Politician, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jan Měšt'ák in 2022

Doc. MUDr. Jan Měšťák , CSc.

* 1944

Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Zdeněk Měšt'an

Zdeněk Měšťan

* 1944

The Sportsmen

26.8.-11.9.1972 - Summer Games of the XX Olympiad , Munich

Marta Hrabinská, photo from investigation file, Plzen, 1952, Security Services Archive

Marta Měšťanová

* 1932

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Anti-communist rebel

Katalin Mester in 1956 in Orosháza

Katalin Mester

* 1944

Hungary, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Déclassé

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Alma Mestlová in 2024

Alma Mestlová

* 1946

Witness of local events from the Communist era

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval

Metyš - vězeňské foto.jpg (historic)

Ing. Karel Metyš

* 1932 †︎ 2018

Anti-communist rebel, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Boy Scouts, Relative of a political prisoner, Underage political prisoners

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, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 8. 9. 1948 – Funeral of President Edvard Beneš and 2 more anniversaries

Doc. Ing. Josef Mevald , CSc.

* 1935 †︎ 2024

Scientist

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Joachim Mewes recording photo made in 2019

Joachim Mewes

* 1948

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

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