The liberation of the city of Ostrava

30. 4. 1945

Libuše Klimšová, portrait, around 1950

Libuše Klimšová

* 1934

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, The liberation of the city of Ostrava, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Ilona Kociánová / approximately 1963

Ilona Kociánová

* 1940

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

The liberation of the city of Ostrava, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Emanuel Kolajta, the first days of service in the army in 1945

Ing. Emanuel Kolajta

* 1928

Officials of the Czechoslovak People´s Army in 1948-1989, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, The liberation of the city of Ostrava, Fights with Bandera's forces, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Jaroslav Kopáček in 1947

Professor, Ing., CSc. Jaroslav Kopáček

* 1931

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

2. 10. 1938 - Poland's annexation of Teschen area, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, The liberation of the city of Ostrava, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 2 more anniversaries

Božena Koreňová in her youth

Božena Koreňová

* 1931

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

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, The liberation of the city of Ostrava, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 3 more anniversaries

Cecilie Kornerová / 2023

Cecilie Kornerová

* 1933

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, The liberation of the city of Ostrava, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Anna Krpešová, around 1950

Anna Krpešová

* 1930

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

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, The liberation of the city of Ostrava, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Marie Kurková in 1942

Marie Kurková

* 1937

A warder in a communist prison, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, March 1945 - the occupation of Upper Silesia by the Soviet army, The liberation of the city of Ostrava, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering

Jaromír Kutek

* 1923 †︎ 2012

Czech minority in the former USSR, National minorities, The national, ethnic or religious minorities in Poland, Member of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps (General Svoboda's army), Re-emigration of Czechs after 1945 and 4 more categories

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 17.9.1939 - Soviet invasion of Poland , 1941-1944 - Nazi occupation of Ukraine, 22. 6. 1941 – Operation Barbarossa - Nazi attack on the USSR, 8. 9. – 1. 11. 1944 - The battle of the Dukla Pass and 6 more anniversaries

Cut out from a family photograph of Andělín Kvapil, 1950s

Andělín Kvapil

* 1931

Agent Vojenské kontrarozvědky, Spolupracovník Vojenské kontrarozvědky, Germany, Poles in Regained Lands, 1945 - 1956, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army and 2 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1947 Expulsion of Germans from former German East territories, March 1945 - the occupation of Upper Silesia by the Soviet army and 4 more anniversaries

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