Outline of the Czechoslovak People's Army at the end of the Cold War explained

The following is a hierarchical outline of the Czechoslovak People's Army at the end of the Cold War. It is intended to convey the connections and relationships between units and formations. At the end of the Cold War in 1989 the Czechoslovak People's Army structure was as follows.[1]

The details are based on the Czech 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.

Ministry of National Defence

General Staff of the Czechoslovak People's Army

Western Military District

Equipment, warehouses

1st Army

4th Army

Eastern Military District

Air Forces Command

10th Air Army

1st Fighter Division
34th Fighter-Bomber Division

Air Defence Command

2nd Air Defence Division

3rd Air Defence Division

Regimental and Battalion Organization

Below follow the organizations of the regiments in the Tank and Motor Rifle divisions:

By the end of the Cold War the standard main battle tank in the Czechoslovak tank regiments was the T-72M or T-72M1 of which Czechoslovakia had built 973. Some of the tank units in motor rifle divisions still fielded the locally produced T-54A.

Motor rifle units fielded the locally produced BVP-1 tracked infantry fighting vehicle and the OT-64 wheeled armored transports vehicle.

Divisional artillery regiments were organized as follows: (Note: 1st Army divisional artillery regiments replaced their 122mm M1938 towed howitzers with 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers in the late 1980s)[4] [5]

Divisional anti-aircraft missile regiment were organized as follows and began to introduce either 20x 2K12 Kub or 20x 9K33 Osa surface-to-air missile systems in the early 1980s. When the Cold War ended all divisions except for the 13th Tank division and the 3rd and 15th Motor Rifle divisions had received Kub or Osa systems:

Civil defence regiments supported the authorities during times of national disaster:

Divisional reconnaissance battalions were organized as follows:

Divisional separate rocket launcher divisions were organized as follows:[6]

Divisional Chemical Defence battalions were organized as follows:

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.valka.cz/topic/view/123489/Ministerstvo-narodni-obrany-1950-1990%20Ministerstvo%20n%c3%a1rodn%c3%ad%20obrany%201950-1990 Ministerstvo-narodni-obrany 1950-1990
  2. Book: Christopher F. Foss. Jane's Main Battle Tanks. Jane's Publishing Company. London. 1986. 164.
  3. Web site: Fortifikace.net - Poválečné fortifikace\Protivzdušná obrana státu\Protiletadlová raketová obrana Brna (76. plrb Brno). www.fortifikace.net. Nov 24, 2020.
  4. Web site: PALBA.CZ • Zobrazit téma - Organizace a výzbroj dělostřelectva ČSLA 1969 - 1980. www.palba.cz. Nov 24, 2020.
  5. Web site: PALBA.CZ • Zobrazit téma - Organizace a výzbroj dělostřelectva ČSLA v 80. letech. www.palba.cz. Nov 24, 2020.
  6. Web site: PALBA.CZ • Zobrazit téma - Organizační struktura raketového vojska 1961 - 2000. www.palba.cz. Nov 24, 2020.

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