29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising

29. 8. 1944

Květoslava Večeřová (Nováková) on the graduation board in 1955

Květoslava Večeřová

* 1937

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising

Veronika Veselovská, rod. Črepová

* 1936

Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

as a young boy

Samuel Vízner

* 1941

People helping Jews during WWII, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising

Aharon Eduard Vlček

Aharon Eduard Vlček

* 1939

National minorities, Holocaust, Israel/Palestine, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Hidden people and 2 more categories

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 1948 Arab–Israeli War and 1 more anniversaries

Richard Vyškovský, 2016.

Richard Vyškovský

* 1929 †︎ 2019

Illegal border crossing, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , Re-emigration of Czechs after 1945, Sokol, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school and 5 more categories

9. 5. 1962 – An extensive amnesty, 1991 - 1995 - Croatian War of Independence, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 9 more anniversaries

1944

Ing. Petr Weber

* 1942

National minorities, Holocaust, People helping Jews during WWII, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Jozef as a young member of the kibbutz

Jozef Weiss

* 1933 †︎ 2024

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Holocaust, Israel/Palestine, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Hidden people and 1 more categories

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 24.9.1945 - Pogrom in Topoľčany, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 3 more anniversaries

Alexander Záslocký

* 1923

Veteran of WW2, eastern front, National minorities, Volhynian Czechs, Forced labour during the WW2, Red Army soldier and 1 more categories

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 8. 9. – 1. 11. 1944 - The battle of the Dukla Pass, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 22. 6. 1941 – Operation Barbarossa - Nazi attack on the USSR, 10. 7. 1946 – Agreement on Volhynian Czechs option with the USSR

Mária Zaťková as a young girl

Mária Zaťková

* 1928 †︎ 2022

Holocaust, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Farmer

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising and 5 more anniversaries

Nowadays

Miroslav Žbirka

* 1936 †︎ 2023

Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 26. 5. 1946 – The last “free” parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising

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