Witnesses starting with letter K

Walter Kuratko at the end of WWII

Walter Kuřátko

* 1931

National minorities, Victim of forced relocation, Czech Minority in Klodzko County (Poland)

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1945 - 1947 Expulsion of Germans from former German East territories, 1945 - 1946 Resettlement of Poles in the "Regained lands"

Dionýz Kurča

Dionýz Kurča

* 1928

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions)

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

With sister Ludmila, 1968

Ing. Oldřich Kůrečka

* 1950

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity, Farmer

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Olga Kurfürstová in 1947

Olga Kurfürstová

* 1927

Underage political prisoners, Political prisoner in WW2, Relative of a political prisoner, Participant in antifascist resistance, Sokol and 2 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval and 3 more anniversaries

Adolf Kůrka when drafted to the wehrmacht

Adolf Kůrka

* 1926

Veteran of WW2, western front, Veteran of WW2, eastern front, National minorities, Wehrmacht soldier, Prisoner of War/ P.O.W and 1 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 20. 6. - 29. 8. 1944 - Operation Bagration, 6. 6. 1944 - Overlord, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Jan Kůrka, rok 1971

Jan Kůrka

* 1943

Politician, The Sportsmen, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Otakar Kurka

Professor, Ing., CSc. Otakar Kurka

* 1931

Boy Scouts

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák

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

Zdeňka Kurková

Zdeňka Kurková

* 1932

Boy Scouts, Sokol

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák

Emílie Kuročenko (Tenglerová) -1961

Ing. Emilie Kuročenko (Tenglerová)

* 1944

National minorities, Volhynian Czechs, Czech minority in the former USSR, Ukraine

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 10. 7. 1946 – Agreement on Volhynian Czechs option with the USSR

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