Alois Liška Military person

Alois Liška was a Czech army officer who served in both World Wars, ultimately as a Brigade General commanding the 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade at Dunkirk in 1944/45. He was born on 20 November 1895 in Záborčí, some 17 kilometres south east of Liberec, and died on 7 February 1977 in Putney, London.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 20, 1895
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Liberec , Z%C3%A1bor%C4%8D%C3%AD
Date of deathFebruary 07, 1977
Place of death
Putney

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military operations
Siege of Dunkirk (1944–45)
World War II
Battle of France
military branch
Czechoslovak People's Army
military command1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade
service start1915
service end1948

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