Ministry of Defence (Czechoslovakia)
{{Short description|Czechoslovakian government ministry responsible for military and defense affairs}}
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| jurisdiction = Czechoslovakia
| headquarters = Prague, Czechoslovakia
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| minister1_name = Václav Klofáč
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| minister2_name = General Imrich Andrejčák
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The Ministry of National Defense of the Czechoslovak Republic ({{langx|cs|Ministerstvo národní obrany Československé republiky}}, MNO ČSR; later MNO ČSSR{{efn|Abbreviation Československá socialistická republika ("Czechoslovak Socialist Republic"), state name between 1960–1990.}} and MNO ČSFR{{efn|Abbreviation Česká a Slovenská Federativní Republika ("Czech and Slovak Federative Republic"), state name between 1990–1992.}}) refers to the defence ministry which was responsible for defense of Czechoslovakia during its existence, from 1918 to 1992.
List of ministers
=First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938)=
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| order2 = 1
| image = KLOFAC, V. SENATOR LCCN2016861166.jpg
| military_rank =
| officeholder = Václav Klofáč
| officeholder_sort = Syrový, Jan
| born_year = 1868
| died_year = 1942
| term_start = 14 November 1918
| term_end = 24 May 1920
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1918|11|14|1920|05|24}}
| alt_party = Czech National Social Party
| defence_branch = none
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 2
| image = Vlastimil Tusar.jpg
| military_rank =
| officeholder = Vlastimil Tusar
| officeholder_sort = Tusar, Vlastimil
| born_year = 1880
| died_year = 1924
| term_start = 25 May 1920
| term_end = 15 July 1920
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1920|05|25|1920|07|15}}
| alt_party = Czech Social Democratic Party
| defence_branch = none
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 3
| image = Ivan Markovič.jpg
| military_rank =
| officeholder = {{ill|Ivan Markovič|cs}}
| officeholder_sort = Markovič, Ivan
| born_year = 1888
| died_year = 1944
| term_start = 16 July 1920
| term_end = 14 September 1920
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1920|07|16|1920|09|14}}
| alt_party = Czech Social Democratic Party
| defence_branch = none
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 4
| image = Otakar Husák.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = {{ill|Otakar Husák|cs}}
| officeholder_sort = Husák, Otakar
| born_year = 1885
| died_year = 1964
| term_start = 15 September 1920
| term_end = 25 September 1921
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1920|09|15|1921|09|25}}
| alt_party = Independent politician
| defence_branch = {{army|Czechoslovakia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 5
| image = František Udržal.jpg
| military_rank =
| officeholder = František Udržal
| officeholder_sort = Udržal, František
| born_year = 1866
| died_year = 1938
| term_start = 26 September 1921
| term_end = 8 December 1925
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1921|09|26|1925|12|08}}
| alt_party = Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants
| defence_branch = none
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 6
| image = Jiří Stříbrný.jpg
| military_rank =
| officeholder = Jiří Stříbrný
| officeholder_sort = Stříbrný, Jiří
| born_year = 1880
| died_year = 1955
| term_start = 9 December 1925
| term_end = 17 March 1926
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1925|12|09|1926|03|17}}
| alt_party = Czech National Social Party
| defence_branch = none
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 7
| image = Jan Syrový.jpg
| military_rank = General of the Army
| officeholder = Jan Syrový
| officeholder_sort = Syrový, Jan
| born_year = 1888
| died_year = 1970
| term_start = 18 March 1926
| term_end = 11 October 1926
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1926|03|18|1926|10|11}}
| alt_party = Independent politician
| defence_branch = {{army|Czechoslovakia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = (5)
| image = František Udržal.jpg
| military_rank =
| officeholder = František Udržal
| officeholder_sort = Udržal, František
| born_year = 1866
| died_year = 1938
| term_start = 12 October 1926
| term_end = 15 September 1929
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1926|10|12|1929|09|15}}
| alt_party = Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants
| defence_branch = none
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 8
| image = Karel Viškovský.jpg
| military_rank =
| officeholder = {{ill|Karel Viškovský|cs}}
| officeholder_sort = Viškovský, Karel
| born_year = 1868
| died_year = 1932
| term_start = 16 September 1929
| term_end = 28 October 1932
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1929|09|16|1932|10|28}}
| alt_party = Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants
| defence_branch = none
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 9
| image = Bohumír Bradáč, 1933 (cropped).jpg
| military_rank =
| officeholder = {{ill|Bohumír Bradáč|cs}}
| officeholder_sort = Bradáč, Bohumír
| born_year = 1881
| died_year = 1935
| term_start = 29 October 1932
| term_end = 3 June 1935
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1932|10|29|1935|06|03}}
| alt_party = Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants
| defence_branch = none
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 10
| image = František Machnik.jpg
| military_rank =
| officeholder = {{ill|František Machník|cs}}
| officeholder_sort = Machník, František
| born_year = 1886
| died_year = 1967
| term_start = 3 June 1935
| term_end = 21 September 1938
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1935|06|03|1938|09|12}}
| alt_party = Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants
| defence_branch = none
}}
{{Officeholder table end}}
=Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–1939)=
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{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 1
| image = Jan Syrový.jpg
| military_rank = General of the Army
| officeholder = Jan Syrový
| officeholder_sort = Syrový, Jan
| born_year = 1888
| died_year = 1970
| term_start = 22 September 1938
| term_end = 27 April 1939
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1938|09|22|1939|04|27}}
| alt_party = Independent politician
| defence_branch = {{army|Czechoslovakia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table end}}
=Czechoslovak government-in-exile (1940–1945)=
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| order2 = 1
| image = Sergej Ingr v roce 1940.jpg
| military_rank = General of the Army
| officeholder = Sergěj Ingr
| officeholder_sort = Ingr, Sergěj
| born_year = 1894
| died_year = 1956
| term_start = 21 July 1940
| term_end = 19 September 1944
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1940|07|21|1944|09|19}}
| alt_party = Independent politician
| defence_branch = {{army|Czechoslovakia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 2
| image = Jan Masaryk.jpg
| military_rank =
| officeholder = Jan Masaryk
| officeholder_sort = Masaryk, Jan
| born_year = 1886
| died_year = 1948
| term_start = 20 September 1944
| term_end = 3 April 1945
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1944|09|20|1945|04|03}}
| alt_party = Independent politician
| defence_branch = none
}}
{{Officeholder table end}}
=Third Czechoslovak Republic (1945–1948)=
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| officeholder_title = Minister
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| party_col = 1
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| order2 = 1
| image = Свобода Людвиг.jpg
| military_rank = General of the Army
| officeholder = Ludvík Svoboda
| officeholder_sort = Svoboda, Ludvík
| born_year = 1895
| died_year = 1979
| term_start = 4 April 1945
| term_end = 7 June 1948
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1945|04|04|1948|06|07}}
| alt_party = Independent politician
| defence_branch = {{army|Czechoslovakia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table end}}
=Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1948–1989)=
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| officeholder_title = Minister
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| order2 = 1
| image = Свобода Людвиг.jpg
| military_rank = General of the Army
| officeholder = Ludvík Svoboda
| officeholder_sort = Svoboda, Ludvík
| born_year = 1895
| died_year = 1979
| term_start = 7 June 1948
| term_end = 24 April 1950
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1948|06|07|1950|04|24}}
| alt_party = Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
| defence_branch = {{army|Czechoslovakia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 2
| image = Alexej Čepička (První vláda ústavy devátého května).jpg
| military_rank = General of the Army
| officeholder = Alexej Čepička
| officeholder_sort = Čepička, Alexej
| born_year = 1910
| died_year = 1990
| term_start = 25 April 1950
| term_end = 24 April 1956
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1950|04|25|1956|04|24}}
| alt_party = Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
| defence_branch = {{army|Czechoslovakia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 3
| image = Ломский Богумир.jpg
| military_rank = General of the Army
| officeholder = {{ill|Bohumír Lomský|cs}}
| officeholder_sort = Andrejčák, Imrich
| born_year = 1914
| died_year = 1982
| term_start = 25 April 1956
| term_end = 23 April 1968
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1956|04|25|1968|04|23}}
| alt_party = Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
| defence_branch = {{army|Czechoslovak Socialist Republic}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 4
| image = Martin Dzúr.jpg
| military_rank = General of the Army
| officeholder = Martin Dzúr
| officeholder_sort = Dzúr, Martin
| born_year = 1919
| died_year = 1985
| term_start = 24 April 1968
| term_end = 11 January 1985
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1968|04|24|1985|01|11}}
| alt_party = Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
| defence_branch = {{army|Czechoslovak Socialist Republic}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 5
| image = Armádny generál Milán Václavík.jpg
| military_rank = General of the Army
| officeholder = Milán Václavík
| officeholder_sort = Václavík, Milán
| born_year = 1928
| died_year = 2007
| term_start = 11 January 1985
| term_end = 3 December 1989
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1985|01|11|1989|12|03}}
| alt_party = Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
| defence_branch = {{army|Czechoslovak Socialist Republic}}
}}
{{Officeholder table end}}
=Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1989–1992)=
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| officeholder_title = Minister
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| party_col = 1
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{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 1
| image =
| military_rank = General of the Army
| officeholder = Miroslav Vacek
| officeholder_sort = Vacek, Miroslav
| born_year = 1935
| died_year = 2022
| term_start = 4 December 1989
| term_end = 17 October 1990
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1989|12|04|1990|10|17}}
| alt_party = Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
| defence_branch = {{army|Czechoslovakia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 2
| image = Luboš Dobrovský (2018).jpg
| military_rank =
| officeholder = Luboš Dobrovský
| officeholder_sort = Dobrovský, Luboš
| born_year = 1932
| died_year = 2020
| term_start = 18 October 1990
| term_end = 1 July 1992
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1990|10|18|1992|07|01}}
| alt_party = Civic Forum
| defence_branch = none
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 3
| image = Slovakia army 898.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Imrich Andrejčák
| officeholder_sort = Andrejčák, Imrich
| born_year = 1941
| died_year = 2018
| term_start = 2 July 1992
| term_end = 31 December 1992
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1992|07|02|1992|12|31}}
| alt_party = Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
| defence_branch = {{army|Czechoslovakia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table end}}
Timeline
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Ministry of National Defence troops, late 1980s
The Ministry was located in Prague, but many directorates had installations outside the capital.
The details are based on the Czech [https://www.valka.cz/topic/view/123489/Ministerstvo-narodni-obrany-1950-1990%20Ministerstvo%20n%c3%a1rodn%c3%ad%20obrany%201950-1990 Ministerstvo narodni obrany] website, which lists all units of the Czechoslovak People's Army in existence between 1950 and 1990, with their location, subordination, equipment and changes over time.
- Main Missile Troops and Artillery Directorate
- Central Ammunition Depot in Týniště nad Orlicí
- 6th Armament Base in Olomouc
- Ammunition Depot Hronsek
- Ammunition Depot Sklené
- Ammunition Depot Trenčín
- Ammunition Depot Poprad
- Military Repair Plant Moldava nad Bodvou
- Separate Ammunition Depot Moldava nad Bodvou
- Military Repair Plant Nováky
- Separate Ammunition Depot Nováky
- Main Political Department
- Political Military Academy in Bratislava
- Main Medical Department
- Main Military Transport Directorate
- 150th Military Traffic Office in Čierna nad Tisou
- Main Construction and Accommodation Directorate
- 1st Road Construction Brigade in Pardubice
- 103rd Road Construction Battalion in Klecany
- 104th Road Construction Battalion in Nepomuk
- 107th Road Construction Battalion in Chrudim
- 108th Road Construction Battalion in Prague
- 109th Road Construction Battalion in Stará Boleslav
- 112th Road Construction Battalion in České Budějovice
- 113th Road Construction Battalion in Týn nad Vltavou
- 115th Road Construction Battalion in Týn nad Vltavou
- 116th Road Construction Battalion in Horažďovice
- 2nd Road Construction Brigade in Bratislava
- 101st Road Construction Battalion in Vyškov
- 102nd Road Construction Battalion in Liptovský Mikuláš
- 105th Road Construction Battalion in Bratislava
- 106th Road Construction Battalion in Levice
- 110th Road Construction Battalion in Zbraslav
- 114th Road Construction Battalion in Levice
- Equipment Department
- Quartermaster Department
- Combat Training Department
- Educational Department
- Military Ground Forces University in Vyškov
- Military Air Forces University in Košice
- 1st Air School Regiment in Přerov with MiG-21F-13 fighters
- 1st Flight School Squadron
- 2nd Flight School Squadron
- 3rd Flight School Squadron
- 4th Flight School Squadron
- 28th Air Base Battalion
- 11th Electronic Support Battalion
- 2nd Air School Regiment in Košice with Aero L-29 Delfín and L-39 Albatros jet trainers
- 1st Flight School Squadron
- 2nd Flight School Squadron
- 3rd Flight School Squadron
- 4th Flight School Squadron
- 20th Air Base Battalion
- 4th Electronic Support Battalion
- 3rd Air School Regiment in Piešťany with Mi-2 helicopters
- 1st Flight School Squadron
- 2nd Flight School Squadron
- 3rd Air Base and Electronic Support Battalion
- Foreign Air Forces Training Center in Košice
- 10th Military Air Forces Maintenance Center in Prešov
- Military Technical University in Liptovský Mikuláš
- Engineer Troops Department
- Repair Base 042 in Olomouc
- Fuel Distribution Department
- Chemical Troops Department
- NBC-detection Center in Hostivice
- Professional Sport Army Center DUKLA in Banská Bystrica
- Veterinary Service Section
- Military Veterinary Research and Training Institute in Košice
- Automobile Repair Plant Zlatovce in Trenčín
- Central Tank and Automobile Depot in Nitra
See also
Notes
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External links
- [http://armada.vojenstvi.cz/galeriemno.htm Ministers of Defense of Czechoslovakia 1918–1992]
- [http://www.army.cz/scripts/detail.php?pgid=237&conn=1689&pg=2 Gallery Ministry of Defence]
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