Josef Šnejdárek
Josef Šnejdárek (2 April 1875 – 13 May 1945) was a Czech soldier. He served in the French Foreign Legion for 28 years, before joining the Czechoslovak Army. He saw service in World War I, the Poland–Czechoslovakia war over Cieszyn Silesia and in the war with the Hungarian Soviet Republic over territories in what is now Slovakia. He claimed in his memoirs never to have lost a battle nor a duel.
Josef Šnejdárek | |
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Šnejdárek in uniform of the French Foreign Legion | |
| Born | 2 April 1875 Napajedla, Moravia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 13 May 1945 (aged 70) Casablanca, French protectorate in Morocco |
| Buried | Casablanca (until 1996), Napajedla (since 1996) |
| Allegiance | Austria-Hungary France Czechoslovakia |
| Service/ | French Foreign Legion Czechoslovak Army |
| Years of service | 1895–1935; 1940 |
| Rank | General of the army |
| Battles/wars | Second Franco-Moroccan War World War I Poland–Czechoslovakia war World War II |
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