Medek, Rudolf, 1890-1940
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- His The Czechoslovak anabasis across Russia and Siberia, 1929.
- Rudolf Medek page (Rudolf Medek; born 8 January 1890 in Hradec Králové; died 22 August 1940 in Prague; Czech writer and soldier; member of the Československá legie in Russia; wrote poetry and a number of literary works on the theme of the Legie česká ( (Wikipedie, otevřená encyklopedie, December 23, 2016:) )
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Rudolf Medek (8 January 1890 in Hradec Králové – 22 August 1940) was a Czech poet, army-related prose writer, and a general in the Czechoslovak Legions in Russia. In 1919 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order by George V which he sent back after the Munich Agreement, as he did with his Légion d'honneur insignia. He was the father of the musician and journalist Ivan Medek, and the painter Mikuláš Medek.
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