Research.

Connecting personal testimony with the historical record.

Research by the Witnesses of War team brings interviews, archival documents and family histories together to understand how war and persecution shaped individual lives.

With Auschwitz survivor Dita Krausová and WWII veteran Harry Humason.

Terezín / Theresienstadt

Preserving the voices of people imprisoned in Terezín, and tracing the lives behind the records.

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Nicholas Winton and the Kindertransport rescue.

Nicholas Winton & the Kindertransports

Following the children rescued from Czechoslovakia, and the people who helped them reach safety.

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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is an iconic photograph of six Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the final stages of the Pacific War. Sergeant Michael Strank, originally from Czechoslovakia, was killed in action during the battle.

Czechoslovaks in WWII

Tracing Czechoslovak soldiers and people of Czech and Slovak heritage across the fronts of the Second World War.

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From memory to evidence

Every testimony offers a personal perspective. Names, places and dates provide starting points for further investigation. Documents and other accounts help place those memories in context, while gaps and differing recollections remain part of the work.

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Help our research

Do you have family photographs, wartime documents or information about a witness? Get in touch to discuss a research question, introduce a family member or explore a collaboration.

Contact Jiri Kluc