Alois Vocásek (13 April 1896 – 9 August 2003) was the last surviving Czechoslovak veteran of the

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and the last survivor of the Battle of Zborov in Ukraine. He was one of thousands of

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and Slovaks who broke with the Austro-Hungarian monarchy to fight for the future Czechoslovak state as members of the Czechoslovak Legions. He was later controversial because of his membership in the Czech fascist/nationalist organisation Vlajka in the 1930s. He was the oldest member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the

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. He is buried at the Olšany Cemetery.

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1896 births 2003 deaths People from Kolín District Czechoslovak military personnel of World War I Czechoslovak Legion personnel People of the Russian Civil War White movement people Czech men centenarians Czech nationalists Czech anti-communists Czech Seventh-day Adventists Burials at Olšany Cemetery {{CzechRepublic-mil-bio-stub

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