Czechoslovak Army

The Czechoslovak Armed Forces was the offical title of the Czechoslovak Army. Founded in 1918, it served the county until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1938. During the Cold War the Army was known as the Czechoslovak People's Army, until 1992, when it became the Army of the Czech Republic.

Czechoslovak Army in The War That Came Early
When war broke out in 1938, the Czech Army had to fight a defensive war from their border forts. The objective of the battle was to prevent the taking of key areas by not only Germany, but also Hungary and Poland by means of a sudden attack before the mobilisation of Czechoslovak army could be completed, and to enable effective defence until the allies would help. Although they had better tanks than the Germans, they lacked the modern tactics to use them properly.

Sadly, only the Russian's offered any formal help and the French barley moved into Germany, leaving the Czech Army on it's own. Despite this, the Czech's fought on, although hindered by their own forces, they kept up the fight until the bitter end.

After the surrender, many Czech units fled into Poland, and from there, made their way to France where the kept up the fight.