Lev Prchala

Lev Prchala (23 March 1892 – 11 June 1963) was a Czech military officer, legionary commander during the World War I, general of the Czechoslovak Army, minister of the Voloshyn's autonomous government of Carpathian Ruthenia in 1939, commander of the Czechoslovak Legion in Poland during the German invasion of Poland and anti-communist politician in exile during the Cold War.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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Lev Prchala
Lev Prchala
Born	(1892-03-23)23 March 1892 Slezská Ostrava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died	11 June 1963(1963-06-11) (aged 71) Feldbach, Austria
Allegiance	Czechoslovakia
Rank	Army General (Czechoslovakia)
Battles / wars	World War I

	Medal for Bravery, Small
	Medal for Bravery, Large
	Military Merit Cross, 3rd Class
	Order of St. Vladimir, 4th Class with Swords and Ribbon
	Order of the Falcon (Czechoslovakia)^[5]
	Croix de Guerre
	Czechoslovak War Cross 1918
	Distinguished Service Order
	Legion of Honour, 4th Class Officer
	Legion of Honour, 5th Class Chevalier
	War Merit Cross (Italy)
	Order of Lāčplēsis, 2nd class
	World War I Victory Medal (Czechoslovak)
	Medal of the Revolution of Czechoslovakia
	Order of the Crown, 2nd Class (Grand Officer)
	Order of the Star of Romania, 2nd Class with Swords
	Order of the White Eagle, 2nd Class
	Cross of Valour (Poland)
	Greek Medal of Military Merit of 1917

[1]
Plachý, Jiří. "První jednotka čs. vojáků nevznikala v roce 1939 lehce". VHU.cz (in Czech). Vojenský historický ústav Praha. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
[2]
"Československý Legion v Polsku 1939". NM.cz (in Czech). Národní muzeum. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
[3]
Pop, Ivan (23 April 2016). "Ivan Pop: Osobnosti našich dejín - PRCHALA Lev". Rusyn.sk (in Czech). Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
[4]
Roszkowski, Wojciech; Kofman, Jan (2008). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Routledge. ISBN 978-0765610270. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
[5]
"Prchala, Lev" (in Czech). Valka.cz from Vojenský ústřední archiv (transl. Central Military Archives) records. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

Newspaper clippings about Lev Prchala in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

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Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Lev Prchala
Lev Prchala
Born	(1892-03-23)23 March 1892 Slezská Ostrava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died	11 June 1963(1963-06-11) (aged 71) Feldbach, Austria
Allegiance	Czechoslovakia
Rank	Army General (Czechoslovakia)
Battles / wars	World War I

	Medal for Bravery, Small
	Medal for Bravery, Large
	Military Merit Cross, 3rd Class
	Order of St. Vladimir, 4th Class with Swords and Ribbon
	Order of the Falcon (Czechoslovakia)^[5]
	Croix de Guerre
	Czechoslovak War Cross 1918
	Distinguished Service Order
	Legion of Honour, 4th Class Officer
	Legion of Honour, 5th Class Chevalier
	War Merit Cross (Italy)
	Order of Lāčplēsis, 2nd class
	World War I Victory Medal (Czechoslovak)
	Medal of the Revolution of Czechoslovakia
	Order of the Crown, 2nd Class (Grand Officer)
	Order of the Star of Romania, 2nd Class with Swords
	Order of the White Eagle, 2nd Class
	Cross of Valour (Poland)
	Greek Medal of Military Merit of 1917

[1]
Plachý, Jiří. "První jednotka čs. vojáků nevznikala v roce 1939 lehce". VHU.cz (in Czech). Vojenský historický ústav Praha. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
[2]
"Československý Legion v Polsku 1939". NM.cz (in Czech). Národní muzeum. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
[3]
Pop, Ivan (23 April 2016). "Ivan Pop: Osobnosti našich dejín - PRCHALA Lev". Rusyn.sk (in Czech). Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
[4]
Roszkowski, Wojciech; Kofman, Jan (2008). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Routledge. ISBN 978-0765610270. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
[5]
"Prchala, Lev" (in Czech). Valka.cz from Vojenský ústřední archiv (transl. Central Military Archives) records. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

Newspaper clippings about Lev Prchala in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

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