Witnesses starting with letter Z

Antonín Zakopal

* 1931

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Alice Burianová

Dagmar Zakopalová

* 1932

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 27. 1. 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camp Auschwitz, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Bedřich Zákostelecký at the military school

Bedřich Zákostelecký

* 1942

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, University professor, A cultural celebrity

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Bohumil Zalabák in 2022

Bohumil Zalabák

* 1942

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 13.8.1961 - Building of the Berlin Wall, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 2 more anniversaries

Twenty-year-old Zdeňka Zalabáková, née Čurdová

Mgr. Zdeňka Zalabáková

* 1935

Parašutisté vycvičení během druhé světové války ve Velké Británii, Relative of a political prisoner, Boy Scouts, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

1974 Pavel Záleský

Pavel Záleský

* 1955

Dissident, Relative of a political prisoner, Charter 77 signatory

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime and 1 more anniversaries

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Petr Záleský

* 1927 †︎ 2021

Member of Orel, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners

Vladimír Záleský, 1952

Vladimír Záleský

* 1928 †︎ 2021

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, July 7, 1961 - fire in the mine Dukla

Vlastimír Zamastil

Vlastimír Zamastil

* 1930

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Relative of a political prisoner, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Victim of forced relocation

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

Vladimír Zamazal

* 1947

Relative of a political prisoner, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

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

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