Otakar Jaroš, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Otakar Jaroš

Czech soldier

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1912

Place of Birth: Louny, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1943

Profession: military personnel, soldier

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Otakar Jaroš (Czech pronunciation: ['otakar 'jaro?]; 1 August 1912 – 8 March 1943) was a Czech officer in the Czechoslovak forces in the Soviet Union.
He was killed in the Battle of Sokolovo and became the first member of a foreign army decorated with the highest Soviet decoration, Hero of the Soviet Union.