Milán Václavík
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Milán Václavík was a Slovak-origin Czechoslovak military officer with the rank of colonel general. He served as defence minister from 1985 to 1989, being the last communist-era defence minister of Cze
Armádny generál Milán Václavík
Czechoslovak People's Army
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The Czechoslovak People's Army was the armed forces of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic from 1954 until 1989. From 1955 it was a member force of the Warsaw
Milán Václavík
…military training and attended the Frunze Military Academy and the General Staff Academy. Václavík worked as an engineer until 1949 when he joined the Czechoslovak People's Army. In the 1970s he served as deputy commander of the western military district. He was later promoted to the rank of colonel general. He served as first…
CSPA tank parade in Prague on Victory Day, 9 May 1985
Medal of Honor – ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
Czechoslovak soldiers in semi-dress uniform
Czechoslovak T-55A tanks heading to the border exercise, estimated 1960s/1970s