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Ludvík Svoboda

Czechoslovak general and politician (1895-1979) · Czechia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 83

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A Czech general who fought through two World Wars and emerged a national hero, then presided over Czechoslovakia during the Soviet invasion and the years that followed.

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2010Egon Erwin Kisch AwardAward1979Died20 September 19791975Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist RepublicAward1970Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist RepublicAward1969Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward1968Honorary Citizen of PlzeňAward1965Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist RepublicAward1949Order of February 25, 1st classAward1946Honorary Citizen of BrnoAwardHonorary Citizen of ChrudimAwardHonorary Citizen of PragueAwardHonorary CitizenshipAward1945Honorary Citizen of TřebíčAwardMedal "For Bravery Before the Enemy"AwardMedal of Victory and Freedom 1945Award1895Born25 November 1895

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Awards

Egon Erwin Kisch Award2010
Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic1975
Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic1970
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1969
Honorary Citizen of Plzeň1968
Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic1965
Order of February 25, 1st class1949
Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class1948
Honorary Citizen of Brno1946
Honorary Citizen of Prague1946
Honorary Citizenship1946
Honorary Citizen of Chrudim1946
Honorary Citizen of Třebíč1945
Medal "For Bravery Before the Enemy"1945
Medal of Victory and Freedom 19451945
Order of Lenin
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Legion of Merit
Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of the October Revolution
Order of the White Lion
Order of Klement Gottwald
Order of the Victorious February
People's Hero of Yugoslavia
Order of Suvorov, 1st class
Order of Suvorov, 2nd class
Medal "For the Liberation of Prague"
Lenin Peace Prize
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Order of the People's Hero
Medal "For Oder, Nysa and the Baltic"
Medal for Warsaw 1939-1945
Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945
Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Honorary Citizen of Cheb
Anniversary Medal at the Occasion of the 2500th Anniversary of the Founding of the Iranian Empire
Medal "In Commemoration of the Battle of Dukla Pass"
Grand Cross of the Order of Military Virtue

About this person

Ludvík Svoboda was born on 25 November 1895 and built his reputation across both World Wars, where his service earned him standing as a national hero in Czech eyes. That battlefield credibility carried him into politics, and in 1968 he became president of Czechoslovakia - a post he would hold through the Soviet intervention and the tightening that came after. He remained in office until 1975. Svoboda died on 20 September 1979.

Country
Czechia
Category
Politicians
Topics
Politicians, Politics
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1979 · aged 83

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The same award as Ludvík

Andrey YeryomenkoBoth received Medal "For Bravery Before the Enemy"Antonín ZápotockýBoth received Medal "For Bravery Before the Enemy"Matvei ZakharovBoth received Medal "In Commemoration of the Battle of Dukla Pass"Aleksei AntonovBoth received Medal "In Commemoration of the Battle of Dukla Pass"Alexei YepishevBoth received Medal "In Commemoration of the Battle of Dukla Pass"Martin DzúrBoth received Medal "For Bravery Before the Enemy"