Witnesses starting with letter V

Jiří Všetečka second half of 1960s

Doc. Ing. Jiří Všetečka

* 1937 †︎ 2016

A cultural celebrity, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

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, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime and 1 more anniversaries

The contemporary witness Alena Všetečková as a child

Alena Všetečková

* 1950

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

František Všetička in 1986

docent PhDr. František Všetička

* 1932

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

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77 and 1 more anniversaries

Milada Všetičková

* 1916 †︎ 2008

Participant in antifascist resistance, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2, Relative of a political prisoner, Relatives of important personalities

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia

Josef Všetula in military uniform, 1950s

Josef Všetula

* 1930

Witness of local events from the Communist era

Dan Vu v roce 2016

Dan Vu

* 1957

National minorities, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Vietnam

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975 - Vietnam War

Contemporary portrait of a witness

JUDr. Jan Vůjtěch

* 1930

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions)

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Vladimír Vůjtek. Ostrava 2018

Vladimír Vůjtek

* 1947

The Sportsmen, 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, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Anna Vukušičová in 2022

Anna Vukušičová

* 1943

Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

In the military (border guard), 1953

Milan Vybíral

* 1933

Border Guards, 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

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