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

21. 8. 1968

Hana Šimonová as a Girl Scout

Hana Šimonová

* 1929 †︎ 2022

Boy Scouts, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia

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Irena Šimonová, roz. Vlachová

* 1929 †︎ 2017

Anti-communist rebel, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Emigrant, Journalist, Radio Free Europe 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, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia and 2 more anniversaries

Věra Šímová (1980s)

Věra Šímová

* 1934

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, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Petr Šimr after returning from the war, 1968-1969

Petr Šimr

* 1947

Journalist, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu and 2 more categories

13.-15.2.1945 Bombing of Dresden, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation and 1 more anniversaries

Martin Šimsa in 1984

Mgr. PhDr., PhD. Martin Šimsa

* 1959

Clergymen, Human Rights Defender, Member of an Illegal Church, Dissident, Vicar without State agreement and 12 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1976 – The Plastic People of the Universe trial, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jaroslav Šimůnek

Jaroslav Šimůnek

* 1924 †︎ 2014

Communist official, Forced labour during the WW2, Participant in antifascist resistance, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 24. 2. 1949 – Formation of the Czechoslovak Union of Youth, 31. 5. – 8. 6. 1950 – Milada Horáková’s trial and 1 more anniversaries

Pavel Šindelář around 1970

Pavel Šindelář

* 1946

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

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

Rudolf Šindelář, 15.11.1939

Rudolf Šindelář

* 1919 †︎ 2012

Participant in antifascist resistance, Prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp, Political prisoner in WW2

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 2 more anniversaries

Vlastimil Šindelář at the age of fourteen years old

Vlastimil Šindelář

* 1943

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jan Šinogl as a young man

Jan Šinogl

* 1949

Anti-communist rebel, Dissident, Relative of a political prisoner, People helping Jews during WWII, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person and 1 more categories

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation and 3 more anniversaries

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