Vendelín Opatrný

Vendelín Opatrný
Vendelín Opatrný bust
Birth name	Vendelín Opatrný
Born	10 March 1908 Týniště nad Orlicí
Died	31 October 1944 Korejovce, Slovakia
Allegiance	Czech Republic Spanish Civil War foreign volunteer Czechoslovak government-in-exile
Service/branch	infantery
Years of service	1928-1929, 1937, 1942-1944
Rank	in memoriam promoted to captain
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Battle of Sokolovo Battle of the Dnieper Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Battle of the Dukla Pass
Awards	4× Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945 in memoriam Order of the Red Star Order of the Patriotic War Order of the White Lion (Cz) Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1969)

Vendelín Opatrný (10 March 1908 Týniště nad Orlicí, Austria-Hungary – 31 October 1944 u village Korejovce, Slovakia) was an officer of the Czechoslovak 1st Army Corps. He fell during the Battle of the Dukla Pass, just at the borders of his country.

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. He was several times decorated for bravery at fight.

Decorations

in memoriam promoted to captain
in memoriam Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1969)
for bravery at fight 4× decorated by Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945
Order of the Red Star
Order of the Patriotic War

…and several other decorations

bust of Vendelín Opatrný in Heroes Alley at Dukla Pass by sculptor Ján Kulich (* 1930)

External links

Vendelín Opatrný at the official website of Týniště nad Orlicí

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