Karel Janoušek
Czechoslovak army general (1893-1971) · Czechia · On the map · Died at 77
Karel Janoušek, was a senior Czechoslovak Air Force officer. He began his career as a soldier, serving in the Austrian Imperial-Royal Landwehr (1915-16), Czechoslovak Legion (1916-20) and Czechoslovak Army (1920-24).
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2016Grand cross of the Order of the White LionAward1971Died27 October 19711947Commemorative Decoration of the Second National RisingAwardZborov Commemorative MedalAward1946Order of the Slovak National Uprising 1st ClassAward1920Inter-Allied Victory Medal (Czechoslovakia)Award1893Born30 October 1893
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Members of Janoušek's 7th Company in a trench at Zborov in July 1917
General Sergei Wojciechowski, commander of the Czechoslovak 1st Army
Alois Vicherek as a record-breaking pilot in 1928
Czechoslovak fighter pilots of No. 310 Squadron RAF in front of a Hawker Hurricane at RAF Duxford in September 1940
Farewell parade of Czechoslovak squadrons at RAF Manston, Kent, on 3 August 1945. Air Marshal John Slessor, with walking stick, inspects some of the men. Air Marshal Janoušek can be seen behind him.
General František Moravec was among the senior military officers purged at the same time as Janoušek
The entrance to Leopoldov Prison, where Janoušek served four of his 12 years' imprisonmentAwards
About this person
Country
Czechia
Type
Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1893 to 1971 · aged 77
