Czechoslovak Armies 1939–45 1st Edition Nigel Thomas

Czechoslovak Armies 1939–45 – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9781472856852,1472856856

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1472856856
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1472856852
• Author(s): Nigel Thomas

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:

1. Introduction
2. Czechoslovak Armed Forces, October 1918–March 1920
3. The ‘Little Entente’, 1921–38
4. Prelude, 1933–38
5. Czechoslovak Army Organization, 10 September 1930–30 September 1938
6. Arms and Services
7. Higher Formations
8. Combat Arms
9. Infantry
10. Mobile Forces
11. Artillery
12. Engineers
13. Air Corps
14. Services
15. Uniforms and Insignia
16. Officers’ and Warrant Officers’ Service and Field Uniforms, 10 September 1930–30 September 1938
17. NCOs’ and Men’s Service and Field Uniforms
18. Branch-Specific Items
19. Rank Insignia, 16 December 1927–11 May 1945
20. Branch and Unit Distinctions, 1 January 1930–15 March 1939
21. The Fall of Czechoslovakia, 1938–39
22. German Annexation and Dissolution
23. Ruthenia, 1938–39
24. The Czech and Slovak Legion, September 1939
25. With the Western Allies, 1939–45
26. Czechoslovaks in the French Army, 1939–40
27. With the British Army: the Middle East, 1940–43
28. The Far East, 1941–42
29. Great Britain and NW Europe, 1940–45
30. Air Corps
31. With the Red Army, 1941–45
32. From Battalion to Army Corps
33. The Slovak Uprising
34. Air Corps
35. The Home Front, 1939–45
36. Bohemia–Moravia Protectorate Government Army
37. Uniforms and Insignia
38. Operations
39. Resistance Organizations
40. The SOE and Operation ‘Anthropoid’
41. Continuing Resistance
42. The Battle for Prague
43. Select Bibliography
44. Plate Commentaries

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