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The army was disbanded following the German takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1939. During World War II the Czechoslovak Army was recreated in exile, first in the form of the new Czechoslovak Legion fighting alongside of Poland during the Invasion of Poland and then in the form of forces loyal to the London-based Czechoslovak government-in-exile.
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
The liner of Vz. 53/80. This type of lining was also used in the German Stahlhelm Czech seal of approval, manufacture date (1954), and the size (2) of the Vz. 53/80 pictured here. After World War II, the Soviet Union provided Czechoslovakia with Soviet SSh-39 and SSh-40 helmets for their newly formed
The 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade was created on 1 September 1943, when the 1st Czechoslovak Independent Brigade (itself originally formed as 1st Czechoslovak Mixed Brigade in July 1940 from remnants of the 1st Czechoslovak Division serving in the French Army) converted to armour and was renamed the 1st Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade Group (this was often simplified to 1st ...
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.
Sgt Emil Toman, a volunteer in the 11th Infantry Battalion. Several thousand Czechoslovak soldiers served in the Battle of France. 206 Czechoslovak Army volunteers were in Beirut, Lebanon, waiting to be posted to join the Czechoslovak 1st Infantry Division in France when, the Armistice of 22 June 1940, France capitulated to Nazi Germany.
Czechoslovak Army in the West refers to Czechoslovak military units that served with the Western Allies during the Second World War: Czechoslovak 11th Infantry Battalion; 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade (1943–1945) Non-British personnel in the RAF during the Battle of Britain#Czechoslovakia
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.