1. Radola Gajda, born as Rudolf Geidl was a Czech military commander and politician.
16 Facts About Radola Gajda
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Radola Gajda proved himself as an able commander in the Battle of Zborov and quickly rose through the military hierarchy.
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Radola Gajda commanded the area from Novonikolayevsk north to Irkutsk.
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Radola Gajda enjoyed widespread popularity amongst his troops and throughout the White movement.
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Radola Gajda studied agriculture at the Institut Technique de Pratique Agricole.
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Under pressure from president Tomas Garrigue Masaryk Radola Gajda was forced to retire, because he had publicly shown himself sympathetic to Italian fascism.
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Still a young man of 34, Radola Gajda decided to turn to politics.
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In 1931 Radola Gajda was briefly imprisoned and stripped of military rank due to a prior scandal.
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Radola Gajda was arrested the next day and charged with inciting the coup.
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Radola Gajda was sentenced to six months in prison and the forfeiture of his military pension.
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The NOF was somewhat successful in the 1935 elections and Radola Gajda obtained a seat in parliament, which he was to hold until 1939.
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Radola Gajda became active in the newly established Party of National Unity.
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Radola Gajda occasionally assisted the Czech resistance by helping army officers to flee into Poland and by hiding the resistance activities of his son.
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Radola Gajda was investigated by the Gestapo but avoided imprisonment.
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When World War II ended Radola Gajda was imprisoned and tortured.
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Radola Gajda's guilt was far from clear and the resulting sentence of two years allowed him to leave prison shortly thereafter.