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At the end of World War I, Poland was fighting in border disputes with all its neighbors, and during the war with Czechoslovakia the main force was committed to the fighting in Eastern Galicia with the Ukrainians. [16] The Polish forces were composed of six infantry battalions, two cavalry squadrons and an artillery battery.
The Polish Forces War Memorial statue is set within an imposing 18-metre diameter architectural feature and has a series of plaques inset into the monument surround describing the Polish contribution in the Second World War so therefore the monument acts as a tribute to the fallen and to enable visitors to learn an overview of the history of ...
A memorial to Poles fallen during the 1919 Polish-Czech conflict in Zebrzydowice, Cieszyn Silesia. In January 1919, a war erupted between the Second Polish Republic and the First Czechoslovak Republic over the Cieszyn Silesia area in Silesia. The Czechoslovak government in Prague requested for the Poles to cease their preparations for national ...
Pages in category "Polish military memorials and cemeteries" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Czech and Slovak Legion, [a] also known as the Czechoslovak Legion, [b] was a military unit formed in the Second Polish Republic after Germany occupied Czechoslovakia in March 1939. The unit took symbolic part in the defence of Poland during the German invasion on 1 September 1939.
Edvard Beneš, leader of the Czechoslovak government in exile Władysław Sikorski, leader of the Polish government in exile. Czechoslovak politicians Hodža and Jan Masaryk both wanted a confederation, [6] Beneš was more lukewarm; his goal was to ensure that the disputed Trans-Olza territory that had passed to Poland in the aftermath of the Munich Agreement was regained by Czechoslovakia, [2 ...
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Gulf War: Czechoslovakia United States and other Iraq: 1 killed Victory 1999 Kosovo War: NATO including the Czech Republic: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: None Victory 2002-2021 War in Afghanistan: Czech Republic United States United Kingdom and others Insurgents 14 killed Defeat 2003-2009 Iraq War [6] Czech Republic United States United ...