Fialová legie (FL, Czech: ''Purple Legion'') was a

paramilitary A paramilitary is an organization whose structure, tactics, training, subculture, and (often) function are similar to those of a professional military, but is not part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. Paramilitary units carr ...

organization founded in 1936 in Czechoslovakia, which belonged to the

Czechoslovak Traders' Party sk, Československá zivnostensko-obchodnícka strana stredostavovská , logo = Czechoslovak Traders' Party.svg , leader1_title = Leaders , leader1_name = Rudolf MlčochJosef Václav Najman , foundation = 1920 , split = National ...

. , the chairman of the party, given the situation in the 1930s, wanted to contribute to strengthening the country's defenses. The Legion was approved by the Ministry of the Interior on 12 December 1936. After the occupation in 1939 and the establishment of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, the Legion was banned.

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Paramilitary organizations based in Czechoslovakia A paramilitary is an organization whose structure, tactics, training, subculture, and (often) function are similar to those of a professional military, but is not part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. Paramilitary units carr ...

Military units and formations established in 1936 1939 disestablishments Interwar Czechoslovakia