Czechoslovak Naval Forces | |
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Československé válečné loďstvo | |
Active | 1918–1959 |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Type | Brown-water navy |
Role | Naval warfare |
Part of | Czechoslovak Army Czechoslovak People's Army |
Headquarters | Litoměřice and Bratislava (1919–21) |
Engagements | Polish–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).