Allied Leaders of World War II - Czechoslovak Republic

Czechoslovak Republic

  • Edvard Beneš was President of Czechoslovakia and later head of the Czechoslovak Government-in-Exile.
  • Klement Gottwald was leader of the Czechoslovak communist resistance.
  • Ludvík Svoboda led Czechoslovak military units on Eastern front against Germany.
  • Karel Klapálek led Czechoslovak units in the defense of Tobruk and on eastern front (since April 1945).
  • Alois Liška led Czechoslovak military units on Western front in 1944–1945.
  • Karel Janoušek led the Czechoslovak air force in Great Britain.
  • Karel Kutlvašr was the military leader of the Prague uprising.

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