Witnesses starting with letter V

Portrait, Blatnice; ca. 1980

Marie Vyskočilová

* 1928 †︎ 2018

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

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

Eugénia Vyskočilová

Eugénia Vyskočilová - Anoškinová

* 1929

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Forced Labour Camps (1948 - 1954), Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

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

Lidmila Výšková roz. Lídlová

* 1923

Forced labour during the WW2

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 10. 6. 1942 – Destruction of Lidice, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia

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

vyslyselova orez.jpg (historic)

Irena Vyslyšelová

* 1933

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Vladimír Vysocký at the TFA World Championships

Mgr. Vladimír Vysocký

* 1958

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Relative of a political prisoner

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Zuzana Vytlačilová at the grammar school in 1974

Zuzana Vytlačilová

* 1955

Forced labour during the WW2, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Life along the Iron Curtain

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, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77 and 2 more anniversaries

Oldřich Vytvar historic photo

Oldřich Vytvar

* 1932

The Sportsmen

30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval

Jan Vývoda during his final exam period in high school in the 1946

Jan Vývoda

* 1924

Catholic clerical, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions)

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks

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