Otakar Jaroš
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Otakar Jaroš (Czech pronunciation: [ˈotakar ˈjaroʃ]; 1 August 1912 – 8 March 1943) was a Czech officer in the Czechoslovak forces in the Soviet Union. He was killed in the Battle of Sokolovo and became the first member of a foreign army decorated with the highest Soviet decoration, Hero of the Soviet Union.[1]
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Born | (1912-08-01)1 August 1912 Louny, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 8 March 1943(1943-03-08) (aged 30) Sokolovo, Reichskommissariat Ukraine |
Years of service | 1937–39 and 1942–43 |
Rank | Lieutenant (1937–39; Czechoslovak Army); First Lieutenant (1942–43; First Czechoslovak independent field battalion); Captain (posthumous) |
Commands held | Commander of signal platoon in Prešov (1937–39), Commander of the First Company, First Czechoslovak independent field battalion (1942–43) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
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