Bohuslav Fiala (general)
Bohuslav Fiala | |
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Born | Frankstadt, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary[1] | 29 January 1890
Died | 16 September 1964 Prague, Czechoslovakia[2] | (aged 74)
Allegiance | Austria-Hungary Czechoslovakia |
Branch | Austro-Hungarian Army Czechoslovak Legion Czechoslovak Army |
Years of service | 1907–1939 |
Rank | Brigadier General[2] |
Battles/wars | World War I Sudeten German uprising |
Bohuslav Fiala (29 January 1890,
First World War and the Sudeten German uprising
.
Biography
Fiala graduated from the
Prague Uprising.[4] After the re-creation of the Czechoslovak Republic, Fiala worked again in the General Staff, but in October 1945 he was sent on vacation. In 1946 he retired. In 1953, his pension was taken away and Fiala was forced to work.[3] He found employment in an elevator factory, where he worked as an accountant and later a porter.[4] He died on 16 September 1964 in Prague.[3]
Awards
- Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovak War Cross 1918
- Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovak Revolutionary Medal
- Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovak Medal of Victory
Foreign Awards
- France: Legion of Honour, 5th class
- Lithuania: Order of the Cross of Vytis
- Order of the Crown, III class
- Romania: Order of the Crown, II Class
- Yugoslavia: Order of the Yugoslav Crown, II Class
References
- ^ Matr those on birth and baptism parish Frenm pod Rad
- ^ a b c Fiala, Bohuslav: F
- ^ a b c codyprint.cz, Bohuslav Fiala Brigadier General
- ^ a b c Military personalities - Bohuslav Fiala