Witnesses starting with letter V

Pavel Veleman, Prague, 2024

Pavel Veleman DiS.

* 1967

Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Prof. MUDr. Miloš Velemínský, CSc., dr. h. c. in 2012

Prof. MUDr., CSc. Miloš Velemínský

* 1936 †︎ 2024

Soutěž Příběhy 20. století, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Helena Velichová

* 1941

Romania, Czechs from Banat, National minorities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

1951 - Deportation from Banat to Baragan (Romania), 16. 12. 1989 - 24-25. 12. 1989 - The Romanian revolution

Vasiliki Veličková

Vasiliki Veličková

* 1952

Greece, Greek minority in former Czechoslovakia

1944 - 1949 Greek civil war

Jan Velík

Colonel (ret.) Jan Velík

* 1921 †︎ 2016

Veteran of WW2, eastern front, Participant in antifascist resistance, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2, Forced labour during the WW2, Red Army soldier and 2 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 22. 6. 1941 – Operation Barbarossa - Nazi attack on the USSR and 2 more anniversaries

Zdeňka Velímská

Zdeňka Velímská

* 1929 †︎ 2025

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Věra Velínská

Věra Velínská

* 1935

Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

Miroslav Velinský in 2023

Miroslav Velinský

* 1947

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Emigrant, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Marie Velíšková during filming, August 2024

Marie Velíšková

* 1936

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

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Jarmila Veltruská in 2011

Jarmila Veltruská

* 1937

Czech community in the US

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