Czechoslovak Naval Forces

Czechoslovak Naval Forces
Československé válečné loďstvo
Active1918–1959
Country Czechoslovakia
TypeBrown-water navy
RoleNaval warfare
Part ofCzechoslovak Army
Czechoslovak People's Army
HeadquartersLitoměřice and Bratislava (1919–21)
EngagementsPolish–Czechoslovak War
Hungarian–Czechoslovak War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Zdenko Hudeček (1919–21)
Insignia
Naval ensign (1935–1939 and 1945–1955)
Naval ensign (1955–1959)

The Czechoslovak Naval Forces (Československé válečné loďstvo) were the naval arm of the former Czechoslovak state. Czechoslovakia being landlocked and with no large rivers flowing through it (the Danube formed a small part of its border), its naval forces were small and consisted only of riverine craft operating on the Danube (and briefly on the upper Elbe).