Czechoslovak Order of Battle - September 30, 1938 (Fall Grün)
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This article details the order of battle of the Czechoslovak army on September 30, 1938.
By September 30, 1938, the Czechoslovak army had at disposal in total 46 divisions: 21 infantry divisions and 4 fast (rychlé) divisions, as well as several border protection areas. One of the regular infantry divisions was motorized (lorry-borne), another was in the process of being motorised. The mobile divisions, like the French divisions légères de cavalerie of that period, were composed basically of a tank brigade and a cavalry brigade.
The 25 field divisions were divided into four armies: the 1st, the 2nd, the 3rd and the 4th.
The Czechs had also four division-sized formations of low-quality infantry (skupiny), manning the extensive border fortifications. In addition, there were 138 battalions of uniformed men (border guards, customs officials, railway guards, etc.), also manning fortifications.
[edit] Czech political and military leadership - September 30, 1938
| Title | Name | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet | |||||||||||||
| Head of State: | President Dr. Edvard Beneš | ||||||||||||
| Prime Minister: | General of the Army Jan Syrový | ||||||||||||
| Minister of National Defence: | General of the Army Jan Syrový | ||||||||||||
| General Headquarters | |||||||||||||
| Chief of Army: | General of the Army Ludvík Krejčí | ||||||||||||
| Chief of General Staff: | Brigadier General Bohuslav Fiala | ||||||||||||
