Josef Votruba
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Josef Votruba was a Czechoslovak officer and a man persecuted by the communist regime of Czechoslovakia. In 1938 he was commander of III Army Stefanik and Land Commander in Slovakia and Subcarpathian Russia. He was a supporter of active defensive tactics.
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Josef Votruba | |
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Born | (1879-11-08)November 8, 1879 Mladá Boleslav, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
Died | October 7, 1959(1959-10-07) (aged 79) Prague, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic |
Allegiance | Austria-Hungary Czechoslovakia |
Branch | Austro-Hungarian Army Czechoslovak Army |
Service number | 1896 — 1939 1946 — 1948 |
Battles/wars | World War I Hungarian–Czechoslovak War |
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