Category:Monument aux soldats tchécoslovaques

**Monument honoring Czech volunteers fighting in France**
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Instance of	war memorial;
Part of	Père Lachaise Cemetery;
Commemorates	World War I; World War II; Czechoslovak Legions;
Depicts	Marianne, soldier, phrygian cap, dying and veil
Made from material	bronze; granite;
Location	Paris, Grand Paris, France
Street address	avenue des combattants étrangers, division 84, cimetière du Père-Lachaise;
Architect	Josef Gočár;
Creator	Karel Dvořák;
Commissioned by	Czechoslovakia;
Owned by	municipality of Paris;
Collection	Père Lachaise Cemetery;
Inception	19 December 1934;
	48° 51′ 48.02″ N, 2° 23′ 48.72″ E
Authority file
	Q96035892;
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Karel Dvořák: Monument honoring Czech volunteers fighting in France

Artist



Alternative names	Karel Dvorak; Karel Dvořak
Description	-Czechoslovak sculptor and teacher
Date of birth/death	1 January 1893	28 February 1950
Location of birth/death	Prague	Prague
Authority file	: Q12028179 VIAF: 22983172 ISNI: 0000000082063232 ULAN: 500129292 LCCN: nr91043385 Open Library: OL2184431A GND: 120867451 NKC: jk01030151 WorldCat

Architect



Alternative names	Josef Gocar; Josef Ludvík Gočár
Description	Austro-Hungarian-Czechoslovak architect, pedagogue, urban planner, teacher, designer and typographer
Date of birth/death	13 March 1880	10 September 1945
Location of birth/death	Semín	Jičín
Work location	Třebíč; Hradec Králové; Prague
Authority file	: Q764794 VIAF: 13212528 ISNI: 0000000066804168 ULAN: 500009079 LCCN: no95010996 Open Library: OL4678129A GND: 123277094 SUDOC: 080653960 BNF: 13957537k NKC: jk01032501 J9U: 987007434532305171 WorldCat

Title

Monument honoring Czech volunteers fighting in France

Part of

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Object type

tomb

Description

Français : Monument dédié aux légionnaires tchècoslovaques engagés volontairement dans les armées alliées et morts au combat. Il a été inauguré le 19 décembre 1934, jour anniversaire du décret instituant en 1917 l'armée tchécoslovaque.

Date

19 December 1934

Medium

bronze and granite

Collection

Père Lachaise Cemetery

	Native name	Cimetière du Père-Lachaise
	Parent institution
	Location	8 Boulevard de Ménilmontant 75020 Paris France
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 43″ N, 2° 23′ 39″ E
	Established	1804
	Authority file	: Q311 VIAF: 135988342 LCCN: n82144566 OSM: 11838120 GND: 4075890-4 SUDOC: 027502864 WorldCat

Current location

Division 84, avenue des combattants étrangers mort pour la France, line 1

Object location

48° 51′ 48″ N, 2° 23′ 48.7″ E

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Inscriptions

À la mémoire de ses fils glorieusement tombés dans la grande guerre 1914-1918 sur le sol français pour la France et pour la liberté de leur patrie, la nation tchécoslovaque
À la mémoire des tchécoslovaques tombés pour la liberté de la France 1939-1945

References

http://memorial14-18.paris.fr/memorial/jsp/site/Portal.jsp?page=directory&id_directory_record=195&view_directory_record=1

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