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Karel Kutlvašr (27 January 1895 – 2 October 1961) was a Czechoslovak legionary officer and general who commanded the Prague Uprising. After February 1948 became a victim of political persecution by the communist regime of Czechoslovakia.
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Karel Kutlvašr (27 January 1895 – 2 October 1961) was a Czechoslovak legionary officer and general who commanded the Prague Uprising. After February 1948 became a victim of political persecution by the communist regime of Czechoslovakia.
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Biography Karel Kutlvašr was born on 27 January 1895 in Michalovice near Havlíčkův Brod as the sixth child in the family of farmer Josef Kutlvašr. He graduated from the school Německý Brod in 1911 with a two-year business degree. He was first employed by Jenč in Humpolec. He later worked in Kyiv as a clerk for Vielwart and Dědina, which exported agricultural machinery to Tsarist Russia. In August 1914, he was among the first to enlist in the Czech companies Kutlvašr founded units of the future Czechoslovak legions on the Battle of Galicia. As a scout, he participated in a number of important battles. He was honored many times for his heroism in battle. After the Battle of Zborov, in which he was wounded, he became battalion commander and assistant commander of the 1st MS. Rifle Regiment which was primarily commanded by Colonel Švec. With him, he also participated in the Kazan Operation on 6–7 August 1918. After the foundation of the First Czechoslovak Republic, he became the interim commander of the regiment, and on 25 February 1919 he was promoted to Minister of War, replacing Milan Rastislav Štefánik. Kutlvašr was promoted to lieutenant colonel and subsequently appointed the final…
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Foreign Awards France: Legion of Honour France: Croix de Guerre Russia: Order of St. George, IV Class Russia: Order of Saint Anna, III Class with swords and bow Russia: Order of Saint Stanislaus Romania: Order of the Star of Romania, II Class with Swords United Kingdom: Distinguished Service Order
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Further reading Jindřich Černý: Osudy českého divadla po druhé světové válce – Divadlo a společnost 1945–1955, Academia, Prague, 2007, pp. 19, 61, 192, ISBN 978-80-200-1502-0 (in Czech) Vratislav Preclík: T.G. Masaryk a jeho legionáři. In ČAS, magazine of the Masaryk Democratic Movement, number 97, pp. 4–8, volume XX., January–March 2012, ISSN 1210-1648. (in Czech) Pavel Švec (ed.): enerál Karel Kutlvašr. Vzpomínky na Pražské povstání. Epocha publishing house. Prague 2020. ISBN 978-80-7557-981-2 (in Czech)
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External links In memoriam Karel Kutlvasr – Military History Institute Prague They called his brother "Kultivátor" on valka.cz Karel Kutlvašr on the website of the Association for Military Places of Worship Karel Kutlvašr bojovniciprotitotalite.cz