The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General František Melichar

Melichar, František

Major-General

* 31st of August 1889

† 23rd of June 1975

Promotions

1919-09-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1923-12-31 Colonel
1931-03-31 Brigadier-General
1936-07-30 Major-General

Service

1919-09-19 1925-05-01 Military Attaché to Yugoslavia
1925-05-01 1925-08-XX Deputy Commanding Officer 28th Infantry Regiment
1925-08-XX 1925-10-XX Attending the Commanders' Course, Olomouc
1925-10-01 1926-11-XX Commanding Officer 9th Infantry Regiment
1926-11-XX 1927-04-XX Attending the Senior Commanders' Course, Prague
1927-04-XX 1929-08-01 Commanding Officer 9th Infantry Regiment
1929-08-01 1929-09-30 Deputy Commanding Officer 2nd Infantry Brigade
1929-09-30 1930-10-01 Commanding Officer 2nd Infantry Brigade
1930-10-01 1933-06-15 Commanding Officer 16th Infantry Brigade
1933-06-15 1934-12-31 Commanding Officer 3rd Infantry Brigade
1934-12-31 1935-11-15 Commandant of the Infantry School, Milovice
1935-11-15 1938-09-24 General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division
1938-09-24 1938-10-27 General Officer Commanding 33rd Border Sector
1938-10-27 1939-05-XX General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division
1943-08-26 1945-05-07 Arrested by the Germans
1945-09-01 Retired