Vendelín Opatrný
Vendelín Opatrný (10 March 1908 Týniště nad Orlicí, Austria-Hungary – 31 October 1944 Korejovce, Slovakia) was an officer of the Czechoslovak 1st Army Corps. He died during the Battle of the Dukla Pass, at the borders of Czechoslovakia while fighting with the Red Army. Before entering the Czechoslovak 1st Army Corps in 1937, he fought in the Spanish Civil War as a foreign volunteer. He was 6 times decorated for bravery. Just before the Second World War he left his country to Soviet Union. Later he enlisted in the Czechoslovak 1st Army Corps. ...and several other decorations Vendelín