Witnesses of local events connected to WWII | Memory of Nations

Vladislav Najbrt, 2017

Vladislav Najbrt

* 1936

Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

Wedding photo of Jaroslav Najman from 1959

Jaroslav Najman

* 1936

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, Artists, A cultural celebrity

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

JUDr., CSc. Ervín Najman

* 1921 †︎ 2016

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Forced labour during the WW2, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities

Vlasta Najmanová, 2024

Vlasta Najmanová

* 1939

Russia, Czech minority in the former USSR, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1936 - 1938 - Great Terror in the USSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Twenty-one-year-old Antonín Najser in 1958

Antonín Najser

* 1937

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

March 1945 - the occupation of Upper Silesia by the Soviet army, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

Milan Nakonečný, 2020

Milan Nakonečný

* 1932 †︎ 2025

Students who were for political reasons expelled from school, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, University professor

23. 3. 1945 Bombing of České Budějovice, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Ota Nalezinek

Ota Nalezinek

* 1930

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Artists

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Bohumila Naušová in 2019

Bohumila Naušová

* 1935 †︎ 2023

Victim of forced relocation, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Jiří Návara in 2019

MVDr. Jiří Návara

* 1957

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

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

Jiřina Navarová, née Maříková

Jiřina Navarová, roz. Maříková

* 1933

People helping Jews during WWII, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval

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