23. 10. 1956 - Hungarian revolution of 1956 and fightings for independence

23. 10. 1956-11. 11. 1956

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Contemporary photo

Colonel (ret.) Václav Bednář

* 1938

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, A cultural celebrity
8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1951 - creation of the restricted border area along the Czechoslovakian border with Western Germany and Austria, 23. 10. 1956 - Hungarian revolution of 1956 and fightings for independence, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 1 more anniversaries
Josef Beneš, 1932

Josef Beneš

* 1936

Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Relative of a political prisoner, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Sokol and 2 more categories
2. 7. 1951 - Babický případ, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 23. 10. 1956 - Hungarian revolution of 1956 and fightings for independence, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval and 8 more anniversaries
Jitka Borkovcová - Contemporary portrait - the cut

Jitka Borkovcová

* 1936  †︎ 2020

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity
1945 - 1947 Expulsion of Germans from former German East territories, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 23. 10. 1956 - Hungarian revolution of 1956 and fightings for independence, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 2 more anniversaries