Jan Šejna
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| Born | 12 May 1927 Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 23 August 1997 New York City |
Cause of death | heart_attack |
| Nationality | Czechoslovak |
The second highest-ranked officer to ever defect to the West from the Eastern Bloc. | |
Jan Šejna was, in the time of communist Czechoslovakia, a Major General of the Czechoslovak Army. After losing political power and influence at the beginning of the Prague Spring, he sought refuge in the US consulate in Trieste and defected to the United States. He is the second highest-ranked officer to ever defect to the West from the Eastern Bloc.
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