Czechoslovak Armies 1939–45 1st Edition by Nigel 9781472856838 147285683X

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• ISBN 10: 147285683X
• ISBN 13: 9781472856838
• Author: Nigel 

Featuring rare photos, detailed colour illustrations and insignia tables, this study explores the contribution made by Czech and Slovak troops fighting alongside Allied forces during World War II. Following the Anglo-French failure at the Munich Conference in March 1938 to prevent a Nazi take-over of Bohemia-Moravia (modern Czech Republic/Czechia), many frustrated Czech and Slovak soldiers sided with Allied forces and fought alongside their armies – first in Poland, then in France, and finally from Britain. Using depictions of relevant uniforms and equipment plus photos of the troops in action, military uniformology expert Nigel Thomas explains how the Czech Army was organized and how it fought alongside Allied forces in the Middle East and at Normandy. He describes the involvement of free Czech agents operating from Britain in Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of Nazi governor Reinhard Heydrich in occupied Bohemia-Moravia, and the part Czech soldiers played in mutinies in both Italy and Prague against German occupation which ultimately helped to secure a final Allied victory.

Table contents:

Czechoslovak Armed Forces, October 1918–March 1920
The ‘Little Entente’, 1921–38
Prelude, 1933–38
Czechoslovak Army Organization, 10 September 1930–30 September 1938
Arms and services
Higher formations
Combat arms:
Infantry
Mobile Forces
Artillery
Engineers
Air Corps
Services:
Uniforms And Insignia
Officers’ and warrant officers’ service and field uniforms, 10 September 1930–30 September 193
NCOs’ and men’s service and field uniforms
Branch-specific items
Rank insignia, 16 December 1927–11 May 1945
Branch and unit distinctions, 1 January 1930–15 March 1939
The Fall Of Czechoslovakia, 1938–39
German annexation and dissolution
Ruthenia, 1938–39
The Czech and Slovak Legion, September 1939
With The Western Allies, 1939–45
Czechoslovaks in the French Army, 1939–40
With the British Army: the Middle East, 1940–43
The Far East, 1941–42
Great Britain and NW Europe, 1940–45
Air Corps
With The Red Army, 1941–45
From Battalion to Army Corps
The Slovak uprising
Air Corps
The Home Front, 1939–45
Bohemia–Moravia Protectorate Government Army
Uniforms and insignia
Operations
Resistance organizations
The SOE and Operation ‘Anthropoid’
Continuing resistance
The battle for Prague
Select Bibliography
Plate Commentaries

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