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List of combat units of the Czechoslovak legions

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Czechoslovak legions in Russia (a total of 60,109 men, 4,112 men died ):

· 1st Rifle Regiment "Master Jan Hus" ( base " Czech Company " - Kiev, September 1914 )
participation in battles: Zborov, near Tarnopole, Bachmač, Volga front ( Kazan, Simbirsk, Inza, Nikolaevsk ), from the spring of 1919 the defense of the highway section Krasnoyarsk-Kansk-Irkutsk

· 2nd Rifle Regiment "George of Podebrady" ( Sluck, April 1916 )
participation in battles: Zborov, near Tarnopole, Volosuvka, Kiev. In the defense of the highway fought for Marianovka, Shadrinsk, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Zlatoust, Trojick, Nizhny Tagil.

· 3rd Rifle Regiment "Jan Žižka of Trocnov" ( Treskyňa, March 1917 )
participation in battles: Zborov, near Tarnopole, Chelyabinsk, Trojick, Zlatoust, Yekaterinburg, Ural Front ( Kungur, Nizhny Tagil ), from the spring of 1919 the defense of the highway section Irkutsk.

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· 4th Rifle Regiment "Prokop Holý" ( Polonnoje, August 1917 )
participation in battles: Bachmač, Penza, Lipjag, Volga front, from the spring of 1919 the defense of the highway in central Siberia.

· 5th Rifle Regiment "Prague TG Masaryk" ( Borispol, July 1917 )
participation in battles: Vladivostok, Nikolsk Ussuriysky, Spassk, Kaul, Kungur, since the spring of 1919 the defense of the highway section Barnaul-Tomsk.

· 6th Rifle Regiment "Hanácký" ( Borispol, July 1917 )
participation in battles: Bachmach, Marianovka, Omsk, Tatars, Tyumen, Kungur, Ekaterinburg, Irkutsk, near Baikal. From the spring of 1919, the defense of the highway section Shchaglovsk-Omsk.

· 7th Rifle Regiment "Tatranský" ( Berezaň, August 1917 )
participation in battles: Bachmach, Mariinsk, Novonikolajevsk, Irkutsk, Kaul, Chelyabinsk, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk, defense of the highway section Novonikolajevsk - Tomsk

· 8th Rifle Regiment "Silesian" ( Borispol, July 1917 )
participation in battles: Vladivostok, Nikolsk Ussuriysk, Nizhny Tagil, Kungur, defense of the highway section Mariinsk - Irkutsk

· 9th Rifle Regiment "Karel Havlíček Borovský" ( Samara, August 1918 )
participation in battles: Volga front ( Simbirsk, Nikolaevsk, Volsk, Buguruslan ), defense of the highway section Kungur - Shumich - Kansk. Even earlier as the " 1st Czechoslovak Reserve Regiment " fought at Bachmach, Syzran, Buzuluk, Bugulma.

· 10th Rifle Regiment "Jan Sladký Kozina" ( Samara, July 1918 )
participation in battles: the Volga front ( Simbirsk, Bugulma ), the defense of the highway section Achinsk - Krasnoyarsk - Kansk, guarded the Russian gold treasure in Irkutsk.

· 11th Rifle Regiment "František Palacký" ( Novonikolajevsk, August 1918 )
participation in battles: Volga front, defense of the highway section Achinsk - Krasnoyarsk

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· 12th Rifle Regiment "MRŠtefánika" ( Tomsk, July 1918 )
participation in battles: defense of the highway section Nizhny Udinsk

· 1st Independent Strike Battalion ( Jagotín, December 1917 )
participation in battles: Bachmach, Kansk, Kljukvenaya, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny Udinsk, Chinguj, Beli, Kultuk, Irkutsk, Baikal, Ural Front, Samara Front, defense of the highway in critical sections.

· 1.Cavalry Regiment "Jan Jiskra of Brandys" ( Chelyabinsk, July 1918 )
participation in battles: Ekaterinburg, Tagil, Syzran, Inza, Kungur, Bijsk defense.

· 2nd Cavalry Regiment "Siberian" ( Tyumen, October 1918 )
participation in battles: Krasnoyarsk, Kungur, Tyumen


· 1st Artillery Regiment ( Krasnoyarsk, February 1919 )
participation in battles: even earlier as the 1st Division Brigade battle at Bachmač, from May 1918 defense of sections of the highway - support of the Central Regiments

· 2nd Artillery Regiment ( Novonikolajevsk, April 1919 )
participation in battles: defense of the highway section Novonikolaevsk - Barnaul - Mariinsk. Even before the 2nd Division Brigade fighting on the Ural front Irkutsk.

· 3rd Artillery Regiment ( Krasnoyarsk ?, February 1919 )
participation in battles: even earlier as the 1st part of the brigade fight at Bachmač, from May 1918 defense of sections of the highway.

· 1st Heavy Artillery Division ( Krasnoyarsk, April 1919 )
participation in battles: defense of the main road in support of the Central Regiments. Even earlier as the 1st Brigade fight near Bachmač, from May 1918 the defense of sections of the highway

· 2nd Heavy Artillery Division ( Tomsk, May 1919 )
participation in battles: defense of the main road within the 2nd Central Division. Even before the 2nd Division Brigade fighting on the Ural front Irkutsk

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· 3rd Heavy Artillery Division ( Krasnoyarsk ?, February 1919 )
participation in battles: support of defensive battles on the highway.

Czechoslovak legions in France ( 9,367 men in total, 560 men killed ):

· 21st Rifle Regiment ( Cognac, January 1918 )
participation in battles: Lower Aspach, Alsatian Front, Terron. After moving to his homeland, he fought in the Těšín region and Slovakia.

· 22nd Rifle Regiment ( Jarnac, May 1918 )
participation in battles: Marna, Vouziers, Chestres. After moving to his homeland, he fought in the Těšín region and Slovakia.

· 23rd Rifle Regiment ( Cognac, December 1918 )
participation in battles: After moving to the homeland of fighting in Slovakia.

· 24th Rifle Regiment ( Cognac, January 1919 )
participation in battles: After moving to the homeland of fighting in Slovakia.

Czechoslovak legions in Italy (a total of 19,476 men, 725 men died ):

· 31st Rifle Regiment ( Peruggia, April 1918 )
participation in battles: Doss Alto. After moving to his homeland, fighting in Slovakia.

· 32nd Rifle Regiment ( Assissi, April 1918 )
participation in battles: Doss Alto. After moving to his homeland, fighting in Slovakia.

· 33rd Rifle Regiment ( Foligno, April 1918 )
participation in battles: Santa Dona di Piave, Doss Cassino, Doss Alto. After moving to his homeland, fighting in Slovakia.

· 34th Rifle Regiment ( Spoleto, April 1918 )
participation in battles: Martello, Doss Alto. After moving to his homeland, fighting in Slovakia.

· 35th Rifle Regiment ( September 7, 1918 )
participation in battles: After moving to the homeland of fighting in Slovakia.

· 39th Rifle Regiment " Intelligence " ( , September 1918 )
participation in battles: Even earlier as individual companies fighting at Monte di Val BellaPo moving to the homeland of fighting in Slovakia.

· 6.Artillery Regiment ( April 7, 1918 )
participation in battles: After moving to the homeland of fighting in Slovakia.

· 7th Artillery Regiment ( Vigo Nuovo, November 1918 )
participation in battles: After moving to the homeland of fighting in Slovakia.

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