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Old 03-02-2011, 05:02 PM   #432
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Originally Posted by Xenophon View Post
For some reason, it's usually translated into English as "Good Soldier ...
The reason is the original title: Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka ..., i.e. The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk During the World War. The "brave" is a mistranslation from the German translation of the original Czech title.
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