Czechoslovak Army

1918–1992 combined military forces of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak ArmyČeskoslovenská armádaFounded1918Disbanded1992Service branchesCzechoslovak Ground Forces Czechoslovak Naval Forces Czechoslovak Air ForceCzechoslovak State Air DefenseHeadquartersPrague, CzechoslovakiaLeadershipPresident of CzechoslovakiaTomáš Masaryk (first)Václav Havel (last)Minister of National DefenceVáclav Klofáč (first)Imrich Andrejčák (last)Chief of the General StaffMaurice Pellé (first)Karel Pezl (last)PersonnelMilitary age18ConscriptionYesActive personnel201,000 (1987)Deployed personnel North Korea (1952–1953) Coalition (1990–1991)IndustryForeign suppliers France United Kingdom United States Soviet UnionRelated articlesHistory Polish–Czechoslovak War Hungarian–Czechoslovak War World War II Korean War Gulf War RanksCzechoslovakian military ranks The Czechoslovak Army (Czechoslovak: Československá armáda) and later the Czechoslovak People's Army was the name of the armed forces of Czechoslovakia. It was established in 1918 following Czechoslovakia's declaration of independence from Austria-Hungary. History Czechoslovak infantrymen armed with vz. 24 rifles in the 1930s. In the first