Rudolf Medek

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Rudolf Medek

Rudolf Medek (8 January 1890 in Hradec Králové – 22 August 1940) was a Czech poet, army-related prose writer, and a general in the Czechoslovak Legions in Russia. In 1919 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order by George V which he sent back after the Munich Agreement, as he did with his Légion d'honneur insignia.

He was the father of the musician and journalist Ivan Medek, and the painter Mikuláš Medek.

Partial bibliography

Rokoko - poem
Půlnoc bohů (English: Midnight of Gods) (1912) - book of poetry
Anabáze - army document
Plukovník Švec - army drama

External links

gen. Rudolf Medek - article on valka.cz (Czech)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 25955120 LCCN: n82122277 ISNI: 0000 0001 1550 9369 GND: 143428926 BNF: cb129684813 NKC: jk01081030

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Name	Medek, Rudolf
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Date of birth	8 January 1890
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Date of death	22 August 1940
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