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Heliodor Píka
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General Heliodor Píka (3 July 1897 – 21 June 1949) was a Czechoslovak army officer who was the first Victim of judicial murder of the Czechoslovak Communist show trials.[7]
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Born | (1897-07-03)3 July 1897 Štítina, Austrian Silesia, Austria-Hungary[1] |
Died | 21 June 1949(1949-06-21) (aged 51) Plzeň, Czechoslovakia[1] |
Allegiance | Czechoslovakia |
Service/ | Czechoslovak Legions[2][3] French Army[2] Czechoslovak Army[3] |
Years of service | ≈34[3] |
Rank | General (promoted posthumously) |
Commands | Chief of mission to the USSR[3] Deputy chief of the general staff of the Czechoslovak Army[4]: 93 |
Awards | Milan Rastislav Stefanik Order, 3rd class[5] Order of the White Double Cross, 1st Class[6] |
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