War hero General Jan Paroulek dies at 85

The Czech World War II hero General Jan Paroulek has died at the age of 85. General Paroulek fought in the Battle of Britain and the Battle of Normandy and received a number of honours including the Czechoslovak War Cross and the French Legion of Honour. However, after the communist takeover of 1948 he was expelled from the army; two years later he received a 12-year prison term in a political trial. General Paroulek later played an active role in the 1989 Velvet Revolution in his home town of Přerov. He will be buried on Monday with military honours.