1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the Soviet Union
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The 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps (Czech: První československý armádní sbor, Slovak: Prvý československý armádny zbor), also known as Svoboda's Army[2] (Czech: Svobodova armáda, after its commander Ludvík Svoboda), was a military formation of the Czechoslovak Army in exile fighting on the Eastern Front alongside the Soviet Red Army in World War II.[3]
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Quick Facts 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps První československý armádní sbor Prvý československý armádny zbor, Active ...
1st Czechoslovak Army Corps První československý armádní sbor Prvý československý armádny zbor | |
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Active | 5 May 1944 (1944-05-05)–15 May 1945 (1945-05-15) |
Country | Czechoslovakia Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Czechoslovak government-in-exile |
Branch | Red Army[citation needed] |
Type | Corps |
Size | 16,171 (September 1944)[1] |
Part of | 1st Ukrainian Front, later 4th Ukrainian Front |
Motto(s) | "Věrni zůstaneme" Loyal We Will Remain |
Engagements | Eastern Front (World War II) |
Commander | Jan Kratochvíl (1944) Ludvík Svoboda (1944-1945) Karel Klapálek (1945) |
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The corps was the largest of the Czechoslovak units that fought on the Soviet side on the Eastern Front.