The removed memory of Šumava

Evropský fond pro regionální rozvoj / Program přeshraniční spolupráce Česká republika – Svobodný stát Bavorsko Cíl EÚS 2014 -2020

Memories of Czech Germans removed from the Šumava region

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The project was supported by European Regional Development Fund

Rudolf Paulik, Neukirchen 2019

Rudolf Paulik

* 1938

Victim of forced relocation, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Germany

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Friedrich Reithmeier, 1950´s

Friedrich Reithmeier

* 1936

Illegal border crossing, National minorities, Memory of vanished settlements, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Josef, Vimperk, 1937

Josef Sager

* 1932

Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , Victim of forced relocation, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Germany

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Maria Stockinger, Neukirchen 2019

Maria Stockinger

* 1927

Illegal border crossing, National minorities, Sudeten Germans, Germany

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Adolf Tahedl, Neukirchen 2019

Adolf Tahedl

* 1940

National minorities, Memory of vanished settlements, Sudeten Germans, Germany

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Rosa with stepmother (with hat)

Rosa Wohlfeld

* 1927 †︎ 2024

Illegal border crossing, National minorities, GDR - outgoing passengers, Sudeten Germans, Germany

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Statistics: 18428 Witnesses the Database; 10297 Witness Stories; 19312 Registered Researchers; 153299 Photos; 62256 Clips