František Skála

František Skála came from Kunčice, where he was born on April 25, 1882. Originally a textile clerk, later a businessman, he served as mayor of Kyšperk in the years 1931-1938. He was also involved in the public activities of the city and in the 1930´s he was in the leadership of Sokol Kyšperk,(later he became its chairman). During the thirties he worked in the Kolar theater. Until 1939 he led the chronicle of Kyšperk, wrote several brochures devoted to the history of this region and a publication on the development of Kyšperk. Skála is the author of the change of the name of Kyšperk to Letohrad in 1950. He died on 8 January 1957.

Skála took part in the Tyrolean offensive as a telephone operator for the 98th Infantry Regiment (Vysoké Mýto) whose task was to secure telephone connections between subordinate units. The 98th Infantry Regiment was incorporated into the 20th Infantry Brigade, which fell under the 10th Infantry Division of the First Corps (General of Cavalry Karl Frederick von Kirchbach) under the 3rd Army of Kiesse. The third and eleventh Dankle Army led the front-end attack to break the front in a fairly narrow band between Roveret and Sugan Valley. The 10th Infantry Division was included in the reserve, but that did not mean any rest. Every day, they had to undergo mountain-field exercises focused on long and strenuous marches, drills intended to build camaraderie between units, and for signaling exercises using flags. In November 1916 Skála participated in the 9th Isonzo battle on Karst (near Selo), where he suffered serious injuries and consequently was later demobilized.

Source:

SKÁLA, F.: Válečný deník 1914-1918, Kyšperk 1937.

Czechoslovaks fighting for the Emperor Franz Joseph I.

Source: 

https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/domaci/1263210-cesi-za-valky-oddane-bojovali-za-cisare-pana