The Generals of WWII
Generals from Czechoslovakia
Španiel, Oldřich
Major-General
* 11th of February 1894
† 29th of November 1963
Promotions
| 1929-07-16 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-02-16 | Colonel |
| 1944-10-28 | Brigadier-General |
| 1945-10-02 | Major-General |
Service
| 1929-11-01 | – | 1932-09-15 | Military Attaché to Poland |
| 1932-09-15 | – | 1935-01-XX | Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment |
| 1935-01-XX | – | 1935-09-XX | Instructor at the War College |
| 1935-09-XX | – | 1937-10-XX | Chief of Staff, Kosice Territorial Command |
| 1937-10-15 | – | 1939-02-XX | Commanding Officer 4th Mountain Regiment |
| 1939-02-XX | – | 1939-03-XX | Commanding Officer 46th Infantry Regiment |
| 1939-07-23 | Fled to France | ||
| 1939-11-01 | – | 1944-09-16 | Military Attaché to USA |
| 1944-09-16 | – | 1945-04-16 | Head of the Military Chancellery of the President [Great Britain] |
| 1945-04-19 | – | 1945-05-15 | Commanding Officer 1st Independent Czechoslovakian Brigade [Eastern Front] |
| 1945-05-15 | – | 1945-05-25 | General Officer Commanding 1st Czechoslovakian Division [Eastern Front] |
| 1945-05-25 | – | 1946-02-14 | Chief of the Military Chancellery of the President |
| 1946-02-XX | – | 1947-12-01 | General Officer Commanding I Corps |
| 1947-12-01 | – | 1948-02-XX | Deputy General Officer Commanding 1st Military District |
| 1948-03-15 | – | 1949-07-XX | Head of the Military Historical Institute |
| 1949-07-XX | Retired Top |
Picture source: http://www.spaniel.wz.cz/img/foto/gen_oldrich_spaniel.jpg