Alois Vocásek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alois Vocásek

Czechoslovak legioneer

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1896

Place of Birth: Pečky, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 09-Aug-2003

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Alois Vocásek

  • Alois Vocásek (13 April 1896 – 9 August 2003) was the last surviving Czechoslovakian veteran of the First World War and the last survivor of the Battle of Zborov in Ukraine.
  • He was one of thousands of Czechs 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 Czech Republic.
  • He is buried at the Olšany Cemetery.

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