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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.
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GenderMale
Birthday1890-01-08
Deathday1940-08-22 (50 years old)
ChildrenEva Medková, Mikuláš Medek, Ivan Medek
RelativesAntonín Slavíček, Emila Medková, Jan Slavíček, Jiří Slavíček, Míla Slavíčková
CitizenshipsCzechoslovakia
AwardsDistinguished Service Order, Legion of Honour
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