Radola Gajda - Definition

Radola Gajda (born Rudolf Geidl, February 14, 1892-April 15, 1948) was a Czech fascist leader. In 1925, the highly-decorated Major-General took part in the founding of the Národní Obec Fašistická (National Fascist Community), modeled on Italian Fascism.

References

• The Czech Fascist Movement: 1922-1942 by David Kelly (Columbia University Press, 1995, ISBN 0880333278)
• Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890 edited by Philip Rees (1991, ISBN 0130893013)
• "Radola Gajda of Czechoslovakia" by Joseph F. Zacek in East Central European War Leaders: Civilian and Military edited by Bela K. Kiraly (Columbia University Press, 1988, ISBN 0880331402)
• "The Would-Be Führer: General Radola Gajda of Czechoslovakia" by David Kelly in Issue 12.3 of The Journal of Slavic Military Studies

External links

• Military record of Major-General Gajda (http://www.generals.dk/general/Gajda/Radola/Czechoslovakia.html)
• Who Was Yo Un-hyung? (http://www.kimsoft.com/2002/mongyang.htm) biograpical scetch of Korean leader Yo Un-hyung, who befriended Gajda. Article has photo of Gajda, a little less than half way down.
• Veteran Fighter Called Soldier Of "Misfortune" (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sheboygan/news73.htm); 1933 article, discusses Gadja at its end.