Jaroslav Eminger

Jaroslav Eminger (born June 4, 1886 in Čáslav , † July 14, 1964 in Prague ) was a Czechoslovak general , known for his work as commander of the government troops of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia during the Second World War .

Life

Jaroslav Eminger was born the son of Čeněk Ritter von Eminger, a colonel in the Austro-Hungarian army. He was the only son and had four other sisters. After completing basic training, he graduated from high school in Kassa . After less than two years, his father decided to send him to the Eisenstadt high school. After another two years he finished school at the higher military secondary school in Mährisch Weißkirchen . He then completed his training at the Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt , where he received the rank of lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian army after mid-August 1907 . When the war broke out, he was promoted to first lieutenant and deployed in various staff functions on the Eastern Front.

On November 9, 1918, Eminger signed up for service in the Czechoslovak Army , which sent him to Budapest in 1919 as a military attaché . Here he was entrusted, among other things, with the development of a network of agents and in 1921 promoted to major in the general staff. A year later, however, Emiger had to leave Hungary after his intelligence work was revealed. He then served in cavalry units until the remaining Czech Republic was broken up in 1939 ; when the Czechoslovak armed forces were disbanded, he was ranked brigadier general . After the " smashing of the rest of the Czech Republic " and the establishment of the Protectorate on July 25, 1939, the approximately 7,000-strong government force of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was set up. During the entire Second World War, Eminger was inspector general of this government troop as a general first class (equivalent to general of the armed forces ). The Prague Castle Guard took part in the Prague uprising in May 1945 on instructions from Eminger . After the war, Eminger was accused by the Communists of collaboration with the Germans, but the allegations were dropped in April 1947.

Awards

• 1915: Bronze Military Merit Medal
• 1916: Iron Cross 2nd class
• 1916: Small Silver Medal for Bravery
• 1917: Order of the Iron Crown III. class

literature

• Martin Veselý: Retardace, kolaborace a aktivismus armádních elit v Protektorátu Čechy a Morava. (Dissertation, online ). Prague 2013.