Government Army (Bohemia and Moravia)

Government Army
Vládní vojsko
Active1939–1945
Allegiance Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
RolePhysical security, public duties, civil defense, rearguard
Size6,465 (1940) [1]
Principal field weaponMannlicher M1895 rifle
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefEmil Hácha
Inspector-GeneralGen. Jaroslav Eminger[1]
Head of 1st InspectorateGen. František Fabian[1]
Head of 2nd InspectorateGen. Karel Procházka[1]
Head of 3rd InspectorateGen. František Horák[1]

The Government Army (Czech: Vládní vojsko; German: Regierungstruppen) was the military force of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia during the German occupation of the Czech lands.

Established on July 25, 1939, the lightly armed force of less than 7,000 men was operationally limited to internal security throughout most of its existence, with the exception of a short deployment to northern Italy in support of German forces in the spring of 1944. During the Prague Uprising, some elements of the Government Army revolted and joined in the rebellion. After World War II, the inspector-general of the Government Army, Jaroslav Eminger, was tried and acquitted on charges of collaboration with Germany.

  1. ^ a b c d e Pavlović, Darko (2011). Hitler's Green Army: Western Europe and Scandinavia. New York: Europa Books. p. 42. ISBN 978-1891227479.