11. 12. 1949 – The “Čihošť Miracle”

11. 12. 1949-31. 12. 1949

Bernard Bokor in a PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions) uniform

Bernard Bokor

* 1924 †︎ 2013

Representative of the Church, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Catholic clerical

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 11. 12. 1949 – The “Čihošť Miracle” and 2 more anniversaries

Jan Dittrich with his younger brother Dan, 14 April 1951

Jan Dittrich

* 1943

Non-Catholic clerical, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Life along the Iron Curtain

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 11. 12. 1949 – The “Čihošť Miracle”, 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

Photo from the studies at the Private Business School Ing. Evžen Maděra in Prague 2, 1942

Květa Dvořáková

* 1928

People helping Jews during WWII, National minorities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 11. 12. 1949 – The “Čihošť Miracle”

Libuše Fialová, about 20 years old

Libuše Fialová

* 1930

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Farmer, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Relative of a political prisoner and 1 more categories

11. 12. 1949 – The “Čihošť Miracle”, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Karel Fort.jpeg (historic)

Karel Fořt

* 1921 †︎ 2014

Representative of the Church, Emigrant, Boy Scouts, Forced labour during the WW2, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee and 3 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 11. 12. 1949 – The “Čihošť Miracle”

Radomil Kaláb in 1963

Mons. doc. Ing. Radomil Kaláb , CSc.

* 1930

Member of an Illegal Church, Catholic clerical, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Scientist

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 4 more anniversaries

Jan Josef Kohl with the Auxiliary Technical Battalions

Jan Josef Kohl

* 1928 †︎ 2013

Representative of the Church, Vicar without State agreement, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Friars

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 11. 12. 1949 – The “Čihošť Miracle”, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks

Wedding photo, with husband Miroslav, 1960s

Květa Korečková

* 1944

Relative of a political prisoner, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

11. 12. 1949 – The “Čihošť Miracle”, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 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 and 1 more anniversaries

Jana Dušková during her studies in Havlíčkův Brod, 1950s

Jana Kořínková

* 1937

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 11. 12. 1949 – The “Čihošť Miracle”, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering and 1 more anniversaries

Radomil Lhotka in 1977

Radomil Lhotka

* 1953

Victim of forced relocation, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Memory of vanished settlements, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Farmer

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 11. 12. 1949 – The “Čihošť Miracle”

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