Czechoslovak Navy

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The Czechoslovak Navy was the small naval component of Czechoslovakia’s armed forces, operating primarily riverine and limited maritime units during the interwar period and World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf military branch
naval force
alliance Allied forces (exiled units)
branchColor naval
commandStructure Czechoslovak Ministry of National Defence
conflict World War II
country Czechoslovakia
disestablishedWith dissolution of Czechoslovakia
doctrine cooperation with army engineer and pontoon units
engagement convoy escort on rivers
river security operations
equipmentOrigin domestic shipyards
foreign suppliers
garrisonType river ports
geopoliticalContext landlocked state
language Czech
Slovak
notableCharacteristic navy of a landlocked country
operationalPeriod World War II
interwar period
partOf Czechoslovak Armed Forces
primaryEnvironment riverine
primaryMission defense of inland waterways
role river patrol
support of land forces
waterway security
secondaryEnvironment maritime
secondaryMission support of border security
serviceBranch naval component of Czechoslovak military
size small
status defunct
successor Czech Navy (river units)
Slovak riverine forces
theaterOfOperations Black Sea (limited)
Danube River
Elbe River NERFINISHED
North Sea (limited)
Vltava River
timePeriod 20th century
type brown-water navy
riverine navy
usedVesselsType auxiliary craft
minesweepers
patrol boats
river gunboats

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Czechoslovak military mission in London
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