German Minority in Czechoslovakia and Poland after 1945

Ośrodek Karta

The project is realized with the contribution of the Czech-Polish forum. The project is carried out by Post Bellum Association and Ośrodek Karta. The focus of the project is on people of German origin who stayed in their homes in Poland or in Czechoslovakia also after 1945.

Helena Křížová (Hackenberg) in Jihlava

Helena Křížová

* 1928 †︎ 2015

National minorities, Sudeten Germans, Memory of vanished settlements

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Anna Kruszyńska

* 1935

German minority in Poland after 1945, Poland

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 12.1.1945 - 13.2.1945 Vistula–Oder Offensive

Elżbieta Lobert

Elżbieta Lobert

* 1929

German minority in Poland after 1945, Poland

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 12.1.1945 - 13.2.1945 Vistula–Oder Offensive

Bernard Materne

Bernard Materne

* 1933

German minority in Poland after 1945, Poland

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

A contemporary portrait from the break of the 1960s and 1970s

Hartmut Moškoř

* 1929

National minorities, Sudeten Germans, The Sportsmen, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Elisabeth Panic

Elisabeth Panic

* 1932

Poland

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Maria Popławska

* 1925

German minority in Poland after 1945, Poland

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 12.1.1945 - 13.2.1945 Vistula–Oder Offensive

Margit Hildegard Neugebauer (Rajniková) in 1942

Margita Hildegard Rajniková

* 1937

National minorities, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Relative of a political prisoner, Sokol, Sudeten Germans and 3 more categories

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, Death marches 1944-1945, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Rudolf Reinold in his youth

Rudolf Reinold

* 1931

National minorities, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Erwin Rieger.jpg (historic)

Erwin Rieger

* 1930 †︎ 2014

Sudeten Germans, Memory of vanished settlements

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Statistics: 18428 Witnesses the Database; 10297 Witness Stories; 19312 Registered Researchers; 153299 Photos; 62259 Clips