Eduard Stehlík (born 30 March 1965) is a

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historian and writer, and Vice Director at the Institute for Military History in

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. Stehlík graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at

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, and has worked at the Institute for Military History since 1989, focusing on Czechoslovak military history. He has also cooperated with

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. He was declared an honorary citizen of Lidice on 27 October 2006. Stehlík is a founding signatory of the

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. On 2 June 2020, Stehlík announced candidacy for the Senate as a Nominee of the Civic Democratic Party.

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