Vendelín Opatrný Explained

Birth Name:Vendelín Opatrný
Birth Date:10 March 1908
Birth Place:Týniště nad Orlicí, Bohemia
Death Date:31 October 1944
Death Place:Korejovce, Slovak Republic
Allegiance: Czech Republic
Spanish Civil War foreign volunteer
Czechoslovak government-in-exile
Branch:infantry
Serviceyears:1928–1929, 1937, 1942–1944
Rank:in memoriam promoted to captain
Battles:Spanish Civil War
World War II
Awards:Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945
in memoriam

Vendelín Opatrný (10 March 1908 – 31 October 1944) was an officer of the Czechoslovak 1st Army Corps. He died during the Battle of the Dukla Pass, at the borders of Czechoslovakia while fighting with the Red Army.

Before entering the Czechoslovak 1st Army Corps in 1937, he fought in the Spanish Civil War as a foreign volunteer. He was 6 times decorated for bravery.

Just before the Second World War he left his country to Soviet Union. Later he enlisted in the Czechoslovak 1st Army Corps.

Decorations

...and several other decorations

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