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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jan Syrový (January 24, 1888 – October 17, 1970) was a Czechoslovak Army four star general and the prime minister during the Munich Crisis. Jan Syrový studied building at a technical school. Following his graduation in 1906, he became a one year volunteer in the Austro-Hungarian army. After that, he studied at a technical college in Russia. During World War I, he fought in the Czechoslovak Legion of the Russian army and lost his right eye in the Battle of Zborov. Later he commanded the Legion and anti-Bolshevik forces on the Trans-Siberian railway. A well-known veteran commander, he served as Chief of Staff of the Czechoslovak Army from 1927 to 1933 and as is general inspector from 1933 to 1938.