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Many of the open museums are located between Ostrava and Opava, with more being near the town of Králíky near Kłodzk close to the present Polish border, which had been the German border before World War II. Of the nine artillery forts that were either completed or under construction by September 1938, six now function as museums while two ...
World War II sites in the Czech Republic (8 P) Pages in category "Military history of Czechoslovakia during World War II" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Pages in category "World War II sites in the Czech Republic" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Czech and Slovak Legion, [a] also known as the Czechoslovak Legion, [b] was a military unit formed in the Second Polish Republic after Germany occupied Czechoslovakia in March 1939. The unit took symbolic part in the defence of Poland during the German invasion on 1 September 1939.
Expatriate Royal Air Force squadrons of Czechoslovakia in World War II (4 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of Czechoslovakia in World War II" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The Government Army was created following the dissolution of the Czechoslovak Army which occurred after the German occupation of the Czech lands, and was officially constituted on July 25, 1939 by Government Order No. 216.
Shortly before World War II, Czechoslovakia ceased to exist. Its territory was divided into the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, the newly declared Slovak State and the short-lived Republic of Carpathian Ukraine. While much of former Czechoslovakia came under the control of Nazi Germany, Hungarian forces swiftly overran the Carpathian Ukraine.
Comparative military ranks of World War II; List of equipment used in World War II; Imperial Japanese Army Uniforms; United States Army Uniform in World War II; Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1940–1943; Ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces 1943–1955