Bohuslav Fiala (29 January 1890, Frankstadt – 16 September 1964,

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

) was a Czechoslovak brigadier general who participated in the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and the

Sudeten German uprising Sudeten German uprising ( cs, sudetoněmecké povstání) in September 1938 was a spontaneous rebellion of Sudeten Germans against Czechoslovak authorities in Sudetenland, but at the same time, an organized action orchestrated by Sudeten Germ ...

Biography

Fiala graduated from the

Theresian Military Academy The Theresian Military Academy (german: Theresianische Militärakademie, TherMilAk) is a military academy in Austria, where the Austrian Armed Forces train their officers. Founded in 1751, the academy is located in the castle of Wiener Neustadt ...

in Wiener Neustadt in 1907 and enlisted in the Austro-Hungarian Army.codyprint.cz, Bohuslav Fiala Brigadier General
/ref> He participated in the

and joined the Czechoslovak Legion in Russia. After returning to his homeland, Fiala worked at the General Staff. He was promoted to brigadier general in July 1934. During the mobilization in 1938, Fiala became Chief of Staff of the Mobilized Army Headquarters. After demobilization, he returned to the General Staff. On 15 March 1939, Fiala issued an order to destroy all important files of the General Staff. During the occupation, Fiala actively participated in the resistance, but in December 1939 he was arrested. He was released in March 1942. Subsequently, he again joined the resistance and in 1945, he was one of the main leaders of the

Prague Uprising The Prague uprising ( cs, Pražské povstání) was a partially successful attempt by the Czech resistance movement to liberate the city of Prague from German occupation in May 1945, during the end of World War II. The preceding six years of o ...

. After the re-creation of the Czechoslovak Republic, Fiala worked again in the General Staff, but in October 1945 he was sent on vacation. In 1946 he retired. In 1953, his pension was taken away and Fiala was forced to work. He found employment in an elevator factory, where he worked as an accountant and later a porter.Military personalities - Bohuslav Fiala
/ref> He died on 16 September 1964 in

Awards

Czechoslovak War Cross 1918 The Czechoslovak War Cross 1918 (''Československý válečný kříž 1918'' in Czech, ''Československý vojnový kríž 1918'' in Slovak) is a military decoration of the former state of Czechoslovakia which was issued for acts of military valo ...

*: Czechoslovak Revolutionary Medal *: Czechoslovak Medal of Victory

Foreign Awards

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

, 5th class *:

Order of the Cross of Vytis The Order of the Cross of Vytis ( lt, Vyčio Kryžiaus ordinas) is a Lithuanian presidential award conferred for heroic defence of Lithuania's freedom and independence. November 23 is a holiday in honour of the Order of the Cross of Vytis. His ...

*: Order of the Crown, III class *: Order of the Crown, II Class *:

Order of the Yugoslav Crown The Royal Order of the Yugoslav Crown was instituted by King Alexander I of Yugoslavia on 5 April 1930, to commemorate his changing of the name of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It continues as a dynas ...

, II Class

References

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