Ministry of Defence (Czechoslovakia)

The Ministry of National Defense of the Czechoslovak Republic (Czech: Ministerstvo národní obrany Československé republiky, MNO ČSR; later MNO ČSSR[1] and MNO ČSFR[2]) refers to the defence ministry which was responsible for defense of Czechoslovakia during its existence, from 1918 to 1992.

Ministry of National Defence
Czech: Ministerstvo národní obrany
Slovak: Ministerstvo národnej obrany
Ministry overview
Formed14 November 1918 (1918-11-14)
Dissolved31 December 1992 (1992-12-31)
JurisdictionCzechoslovakia
HeadquartersPrague, Czechoslovakia
Ministers responsible
Agency IDMNO ČSR / MNO ČSSR / MNO ČSFR

List of ministers

First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938)

No. Portrait MinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Syrový, JanVáclav Klofáč
(1868–1942)
14 November 191824 May 19201 year, 192 daysČSNS
2
Tusar, VlastimilVlastimil Tusar
(1880–1924)
25 May 192015 July 192051 daysČSSD
3
Markovič, IvanIvan Markovič
(1888–1944)
16 July 192014 September 192060 daysČSSD
4
Husák, OtakarGeneral
Otakar Husák
(1885–1964)
15 September 192025 September 19211 year, 10 daysIndependent
5
Udržal, FrantišekFrantišek Udržal
(1866–1938)
26 September 19218 December 19254 years, 73 daysRSZML
6
Stříbrný, JiříJiří Stříbrný
(1880–1955)
9 December 192517 March 192698 daysČSNS
7
Syrový, JanGeneral of the Army
Jan Syrový
(1888–1970)
18 March 192611 October 1926207 daysIndependent
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Udržal, FrantišekFrantišek Udržal
(1866–1938)
12 October 192615 September 19292 years, 338 daysRSZML
8
Viškovský, KarelKarel Viškovský
(1868–1932)
16 September 192928 October 19323 years, 42 daysRSZML
9
Bradáč, BohumírBohumír Bradáč
(1881–1935)
29 October 19323 June 19352 years, 217 daysRSZML
10
Machník, FrantišekFrantišek Machník
(1886–1967)
3 June 193521 September 19383 years, 101 daysRSZML

Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–1939)

No. Portrait MinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Syrový, JanGeneral of the Army
Jan Syrový
(1888–1970)
22 September 193827 April 1939217 daysIndependent

Czechoslovak government-in-exile (1940–1945)

No. Portrait MinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Ingr, SergejGeneral of the Army
Sergej Ingr
(1894–1956)
21 July 194019 September 19444 years, 60 daysIndependent
2
Masaryk, JanJan Masaryk
(1886–1948)
20 September 19443 April 1945195 daysIndependent

Third Czechoslovak Republic (1945–1948)

No. Portrait MinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Svoboda, LudvíkGeneral of the Army
Ludvík Svoboda
(1895–1979)
4 April 19457 June 19483 years, 64 daysIndependent

Communist Czechoslovakia (1948–1989)

No. Portrait MinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Svoboda, LudvíkGeneral of the Army
Ludvík Svoboda
(1895–1979)
7 June 194824 April 19501 year, 321 daysKSČ
2
Čepička, AlexejGeneral of the Army
Alexej Čepička
(1910–1990)
25 April 195024 April 19565 years, 365 daysKSČ
3
Andrejčák, ImrichGeneral of the Army
Bohumír Lomský
(1914–1982)
25 April 195623 April 196811 years, 364 daysKSČ
4
Dzúr, MartinGeneral of the Army
Martin Dzúr
(1919–1985)
24 April 196811 January 198516 years, 262 daysKSČ
5
Václavík, MilánGeneral of the Army
Milán Václavík
(1928–2007)
11 January 19853 December 19894 years, 326 daysKSČ

Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1989–1992)

No. Portrait MinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Vacek, MiroslavGeneral of the Army
Miroslav Vacek
(born 1935)
4 December 198917 October 1990317 daysKSČ
2
Dobrovský, LubošLuboš Dobrovský
(1932–2020)
18 October 19901 July 19921 year, 257 daysOF
3
Andrejčák, ImrichGeneral
Imrich Andrejčák
(1941–2018)
2 July 199231 December 1992182 daysHZDS
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See also

Notes

  1. Abbreviation Československá socialistická republika ("Czechoslovak Socialist Republic"), state name between 1960–1990
  2. Abbreviation Česká a Slovenská Federativní Republika ("Czech and Slovak Federative Republic"), state name between 1990–1992
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