Witnesses of local events connected to WWII | Memory of Nations

Petr Špinler

Petr Špinler

* 1935 †︎ 2023

Member of Orel, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 3 more anniversaries

Stanislav Špinler (second from the left in front) on the return of the 3rd Boys' Troop from a trip to Hřensko, 1946

Stanislav Špinler

* 1930 †︎ 2024

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

1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Eva Spizová in her youth

Doc. PhDr., CSc. Eva Spitzová

* 1931

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia

Jindřiška Sporková

* 1925 †︎ 2016

National minorities, Sudeten Germans, Forced labour during the WW2, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Pravoslav Špoula - 1944

Pravoslav Špoula

* 1929

Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relative of a political prisoner, Border Guards and 3 more categories

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Otto Springer

Otto Springer

* 1907 †︎ unknown

Participant in antifascist resistance, People helping Jews during WWII, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Holocaust, Emigrant

Death marches 1944-1945, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR

Bohumila Špůrková in 1946

Bohumila Špůrková

* 1936

Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Victim of forced relocation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jaroslav Spurný during the compulsory military service

Jaroslav Spurný

* 1938

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Rudolf Šrámek during filming, 2024

Professor, PhDr. Rudolf Šrámek , CSc.

* 1934

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval and 3 more anniversaries

Květoslav Šrámek

Květoslav Šrámek

* 1935 †︎ 2024

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 23. 10. 1956 - Hungarian revolution of 1956 and fightings for independence, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 2 more anniversaries

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