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Zbrojovka Brno headquarters and gateway. Zbrojovka Brno, s.r.o is a maker of small arms in Brno, Czech Republic, wholly owned by Colt-CZ Group.In the past it also made light artillery, cars, motorcycles, tractors and various tools, such as typewriters and early computers.
This article deals with the history of tanks employed by military forces in Czechoslovakia from the interwar period, and the more conventional tanks designed for the Czechoslovak Army before World War II, and the tanks that ended up as Panzers of the German Wehrmacht during World War II, or in the use of other countries who purchased them before the war began.
LT vz 38 Czechoslovak light tank. German designation Panzer38(t),. Most famous Czechoslovak interwar weapon after being popularised by use by Nazi Germany in early World War II (Polish campaign to start of operation Barbarossa). This tank also saw use in other countries as well as the previous LT vz 35 light tank. Kolohousenka [79] [80] LT vz ...
Vz. 24 Type Bolt-action rifle Place of origin Czechoslovakia Service history Used by See Users Wars Constitutionalist Revolution Chaco War Ecuadorian–Peruvian War Spanish Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Biafran War Production history Designed 1924 Manufacturer Zbrojovka Brno Produced 1924–1942 Specifications Mass 4.2 kg (9.2 lb) Length 1,100 mm (43.3 in ...
The puška vz. 33 [2] ("rifle model 1933", sometimes referred to as krátká puška vz. 33 – "short rifle model 33") was a Czechoslovak bolt-action carbine that was based on a Mauser-type action, designed and produced in Československá zbrojovka in Brno during the 1930s in order to replace the obsolete Mannlicher vz. 1895 carbines of the Czechoslovak Četnictvo (gendarmerie).
On 18–24 April 1945, Ořechov was the site of one of the largest tank battles of World War II, when the armies led by Ferdinand Schörner on the German side and Rodion Malinovsky on the Soviet side clashed. 1,452 members of the Red Army fell during the fighting.
Type: Bolt-action service rifle. Country of origin: Belgium. Action: Manually-actuated straight-pull bolt; repeating. Caliber & feed: 7.65x53mm Belgian Mauser & 5-round integral magazine. 64 ...
Many 98/22 rifles displayed a slight curved stamp on the receiver, displaying the words "ČS.ST/ZBROJOVKA/BRNO", translating roughly into "Czechoslovak Armory of Brno." The later models of this rifle has the same text displayed without the curve to the text. If the rifle was adopted into Czechoslovak service, it will have a E-22 or E-23 mark ...