Voitech Vladimir Kletsand ( czech Vojtěch Klecanda ; November 15, 1888 , Prague - April 22, 1947 , Prague ) - a Czechoslovak general who participated in the Civil War in Russia .
| Vojtekh Vladimir Kletsand | |
|---|---|
| ches Vojtěch Klecanda | |
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| Date of Birth | November 15, 1888 |
| Place of Birth | Prague |
| Date of death | April 22, 1947 (58 years) |
| Place of death | Prague |
| Affiliation |  Russian empire Czechoslovakia |
| Years of service | 1914 - 1940 |
| Rank | |
| Battles / Wars | World War I Russian civil war |
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Biography
Born in Prague in Austria-Hungary . In 1909, he came to Russia, where he worked as a representative of Lauren & Klement in Kharkov .
World War I and Civil War in Russia
After the outbreak of World War I entered the service in the Russian army . In August 1914 he moved to the Czech squad . Commanded a company in the Czech squad. He was a translator at the headquarters of the South-Western Front. On March 13, 1915, the actions of the Czech squad of Kletsand led to the surrender of the 28th Austrian regiment , which consisted entirely of Czechs.
August 28, 1917 wounded a soldier on Bald Mountain. He was arrested and was in prison in Berdichev , and in September 1917 he was transferred to Bykhov prison . [one]
In March 1918, he negotiated with the Soviet authorities in Moscow on the conditions for the passage of the Czechoslovak Corps to the east.
Participated in the anti-Bolshevik coup in Siberia . According to the report of Grishin-Almazov : "Two trains headed by Captain Kletsanda in Mariinsk and Captain Haida on the night of May 26 overthrew the Bolsheviks together with my organizations." [2]
In the fall of 1918, he initiated work on the collection of facts on the history of the Czechoslovak Legion in Russia. [3]
According to the telegram of Kletsand of December 30, 1918, for No. 3909, K. A. Myachin (Commissioner Yakovlev) was arrested and taken to Omsk. In Omsk, Myachin-Yakovlev came to the Czech colonel Zaichek, was released and hid. [four]
Service in Czechoslovakia
Together with parts of the Czechoslovak Corps, he returned to the newly independent Czechoslovakia and continued to serve in the Czechoslovak army.
In 1920-1922 he studied at the Higher Military School in France.
The commander of the 1st brigade (1922-1924). Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Defense (1924-1925). Military Attache in France (1925–1929). The commander of the 2nd Division (1929-1931). The commander of the 1st division (1931-1934).
In 1934 he headed the Czechoslovak military mission in Colombia, soon after the Peruvian-Colombian conflict .
The commander of the 8th Division (1934-1935). Military Attache in Italy (1935–1939). He retired in 1940.
Kletsand was a member of the Rotary Club . [5] He was also a leader of the Czechoslovak scout movement .
On April 16, 1945, Sergei Fröhlich , on behalf of General Vlasov, contacted Kletsand to ascertain the possibilities of the ROA alliance with the Czech national movement before the arrival of American troops. Knowing the psychology of Western governments, Kletsanda did not rely on their support and, moreover, believed that most of the population of Czechoslovakia would at least initially welcome Soviet troops as liberators. Therefore, he did not see any opportunities for joint actions with Vlasov. [6]
In the spring of 1945 , CG Frank sent Kletsand to the Archbishop of Milan and representatives of the Western powers in Switzerland in an attempt to start negotiations. Kletsand returned to Prague on May 1 without any results.
After the Second World War, was accused of collaborating with the Nazi occupiers, but was acquitted by the court.
He died under mysterious circumstances on April 22, 1947. His body was found under the windows of his apartment in Prague.
After 1995, the Bureau for Documentation and Investigation of the Crimes of Communism investigated the circumstances of Kletsand’s death, but failed to come to certain conclusions. [7]
Works
- Operace ceskoslovenského vojska na Rusi v letech 1917–1920. V Praze: Českosl. Véd. Ústav voj., 1921.
- Bitva u Zborova vojensko historická studie o bojích československé briády v Haliči roku 1917. Praha Nakl. Vojenskeho Archivu, 1927.
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Notes
- ↑ Denikin. A.I. Sketches of Russian distemper. Volume 1. The collapse of power and the army. (February-September 1917). Chapter 35. Berdichev Prison. Relocation of the “Berdichev” group of those arrested to Bykhov
- ↑ From the report of Grishin-Almazov
- ↑ Czechoslovak Legion in Russia (1918–1920): on the historiography of the problem
- ↑ N. A. Sokolov. The murder of the royal family
- ↑ The Rotarian - Google Books
- ↑ POA and Prague Uprising
- ↑ Summary (not available link)