Karel Klapálek
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Karel Klapálek, CBE, DSO was a Czech military leader. He was general of the Czechoslovak Army and a veteran of the Czechoslovak Legion in the Russian Empire. He fought in both World Wars and was decor
Bust of Karel Klapálek at Dukla Pass
Headstone of Karel Klapálek and Olga Klapálková at Olšany Cemetery in Prague
Ludvík Svoboda
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Ludvík Svoboda was a Czech general and politician. He fought in both World Wars, for which he was regarded as a national hero, and he later served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1975.
Karel Klapálek
…and Ivan Konev spoke in his defence, but he was not rehabilitated until 1968. Klapálek published his memoirs in a book called Ozvěny bojů in 1968. Ludvik Svoboda, the president of Czechoslovakia, awarded him with the title Hero of the ČSR after having already received the Order of the Red Star and the Order of…
Svoboda in 1968
Josef Smrkovský and Ludvík Svoboda
Ludvík Svoboda