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

21. 8. 1968

Maria Čachová, Feast of Corpus Christi, 1930

Maria Čachová

* 1926

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Forced labour during the WW2

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Ivo Čagánek in 1950s

Ivo Čagánek

* 1937

The relative of a political prisoner, 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, 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

Monika Cajthamlová at State Security video recording (1988)

Monika Cajthamlová

* 1965

Dissident, Relatives of important personalities, Anti-communist rebel, Charter 77 signatory, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Sofie Cakirpaloglu. The portrait shows her in her early twenties.

Sofie Cakirpaloglu

* 1939 †︎ 1939

Emigrant, National minorities, The Partisan, Greek minority in former Czechoslovakia, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 2 more categories

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1949 Greek civil war, 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

Contemporary portrait photo

Mgr. Marie Caltová

* 1944

People helping Jews during WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Art and censorship

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jindřich Čapek, 1969

Jindra Čapek

* 1953

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Artists, A cultural celebrity and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Rostislav Čapek - as a young man

Rostislav Čapek

* 1931

Border Guards, Boy Scouts, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 18. 4. 1945 - Zákřovský masakr , 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation and 1 more anniversaries

Dobové foto portrétní.jpg (historic)

Zora Čapková

* 1938 †︎ 2018

Déclassé

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

Witness - Jozef Čapkovič during recording

Ing. Jozef Čapkovič

* 1948

Politician, The Sportsmen

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 2 more anniversaries

Alena Čápová in 2021

Mgr. Alena Čápová

* 1929

Relatives of important personalities, The relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 13.-15.2.1945 Bombing of Dresden, 14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 4 more anniversaries

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