Outline of the Czechoslovak People's Army at the end of the Cold War

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The following is a hierarchical outline of the Czechoslovak People's Army at the end of the Cold War. It is intended to convey the connections and relationships between units and formations. At the end of the Cold War in 1989 the Czechoslovak People's Army structure was as follows. [1]

Contents

The details are based on the Czech Ministerstvo narodni obrany website, which lists all units of the Czechoslovak People's Army in existence between 1950 and 1990, with their location, subordination, equipment and changes over time.

Ministry of National Defence

General Staff of the Czechoslovak People's Army

Western Military District

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District HQ
9th Tank Division
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1st Army
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1st Tank Division
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2nd Motor Rifle Division
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19th Motor Rifle Division
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20th Motor Rifle Division
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4th Army
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3rd Motor Rifle Division
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4th Tank Division
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15th Motor Rifle Division
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Soviet HQ
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18th Motor Rifle Division
15th Tank Division
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31st Tank Division
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48th Motor Rifle Division
Western Military District main units and Soviet formations (in red) in 1989
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Western Military District Operational Structure in 1989 (click to enlarge)

1st Army

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1st Army Structure in 1989 (click to enlarge)
  • 1st Army in Příbram:
    • 1st Headquarters Battalion in Příbram
    • 1st Tank Division [2] in Slaný (in case of full mobilization would have also formed the 16th Tank Division)
      • 1st Tank Regiment in Strašice
      • 2nd Tank Regiment in Rakovník
      • 21st Tank Regiment in Žatec
      • 3rd Motor Rifle Regiment in Louny with BVP-2 tracked infantry fighting vehicles
      • 1st Artillery Regiment in Terezín
      • 1st Separate Missile Battalion in Terezín with OTR-21 Tochka tactical ballistic missiles
      • 13th Separate Missile battalion in Čihadla with 9K52 Luna-M artillery rocket systems
      • 1st Command and Artillery Reconnaissance Battery in Slaný
      • 5th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment in Žatec with 9K33 Osa surface-to-air missile systems
      • 1st Reconnaissance Battalion in Podbořany
      • 3rd Engineer Battalion in Terezín
      • 2nd Signal Battalion in Slaný
      • 1st Supply Battalion in Bílina
      • 1st Maintenance Battalion in Žatec
      • 5th Chemical Defence Battalion in Slaný
      • 5th Medical Battalion in Terezín
    • 2nd Motor Rifle Division [2] in Sušice
      • 23rd Tank Regiment in Holýšov
      • 10th Motor Rifle Regiment in Janovice nad Úhlavou with BVP-1 tracked infantry fighting vehicles
      • 11th Motor Rifle Regiment in Klatovy with OT-64 wheeled armored transports vehicles
      • 12th Motor Rifle Regiment in Domažlice with OT-64 wheeled armored transports vehicles
      • 8th Artillery Regiment in Klatovy
      • 2nd Separate Missile Battalion in Holýšov with 9K52 Luna-M artillery rocket systems
      • 2nd Command and Artillery Reconnaissance Battery in Sušice
      • 2nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment in Janovice nad Úhlavou with 2K12 Kub surface-to-air missile systems
      • 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion in Janovice nad Úhlavou
      • 4th Engineer Battalion in Střelské Hoštice
      • 4th Signal Battalion in Sušice
      • 2nd Supply Battalion Klatovy
      • 2nd Maintenance Battalion in Klatovy
      • 2nd Chemical Defence Battalion in Kdyně
      • 2nd Medical Battalion
    • 19th Motor Rifle Division [2] in Plzeň
      • 11th Tank Regiment in Plzeň
      • 57th Motor Rifle Regiment in Stříbro with BVP-1 tracked infantry fighting vehicles
      • 67th Motor Rifle Regiment in Bor with BVP-2 tracked infantry fighting vehicles
      • 104th Motor Rifle Regiment in Tachov with OT-64 wheeled armored transports vehicles
      • 47th Artillery Regiment in Plzeň
      • 19th Separate Missile Battalion in Bor with 9K52 Luna-M artillery rocket systems
      • 19th Command and Artillery Reconnaissance Battery in Plzeň
      • 11th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment in Stříbro with 2K12 Kub surface-to-air missile systems
      • 19th Reconnaissance Battalion in Tachov
      • 11th Engineer Battalion in Plzeň
      • 11th Signal Battalion in Plzeň
      • 19th Supply Battalion in Příchovice
      • 19th Maintenance Battalion in Plzeň
      • 11th Chemical Defence Battalion in Plzeň
      • 11th Medical Battalion
    • 20th Motor Rifle Division [2] in Karlovy Vary
      • 12th Tank Regiment in Podbořany
      • 49th Motor Rifle Regiment in Mariánské Lázně with BVP-1 tracked infantry fighting vehicles
      • 65th Motor Rifle Regiment in Cheb with OT-64 wheeled armored transports vehicles
      • 74th Motor Rifle Regiment in Karlovy Vary with OT-64 wheeled armored transports vehicles
      • 38th Artillery Regiment in Kynšperk nad Ohří
      • 20th Separate Missile battalion in Stružná with 9K52 Luna-M artillery rocket systems
      • 20th Command and Artillery Reconnaissance Battery in Karlovy Vary
      • 12th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment in Mariánské Lázně with 2K12 Kub surface-to-air missile systems
      • 20th Reconnaissance Battalion in Cheb
      • 12th Engineer Battalion in Kadaň
      • 12th Signal Battalion in Karlovy Vary
      • 20th Supply Battalion in Ostrov
      • 20th Maintenance Battalion in Podbořany
      • 12th Chemical Defence Battalion in Karlovy Vary
      • 12th Medical Battalion
    • 321st Heavy Artillery Brigade in Rokycany
      • 21st Heavy Artillery Division with SS-1C Scud-B tactical ballistic missiles
      • 22nd Heavy Artillery Division with SS-1C Scud-B tactical ballistic missiles
    • 21st Artillery Base in Kostelec nad Orlicí servicing the missiles of the 321st Heavy Artillery Brigade
    • 322nd Cannon Artillery Brigade in Dobřany
      • Command and Artillery Reconnaissance Battery
      • 1st Cannon Artillery Division with 18x 130mm M1954 towed howitzers
      • 2nd Cannon Artillery Division with 18x 130mm M1954 towed howitzers
      • 3rd Cannon Artillery Division with 18x 152mm SpGH DANA self-propelled howitzers
      • 4th Cannon Artillery Division with 18x 152mm SpGH DANA self-propelled howitzers
      • 5th Cannon Artillery Division with 18x 152mm SpGH DANA self-propelled howitzers
    • 51st Engineer Brigade in Litoměřice
      • Engineer Battalion
      • Engineer Battalion
      • Engineer Battalion
      • 51st Engineer Roadblocking Battalion
      • 51st Engineer Transit Battalion
    • 1st Supply Brigade in Terezín
      • 2nd Transport Battalion in Terezín
      • 3rd Transport Battalion in Terezín
      • 4th Transport Battalion in Terezín
      • 5th Transport Battalion in Terezín
      • 6th Fuel Transport Battalion in Rakovník
      • 175th Medical Evacuation Battalion in Nechranice
    • 171st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment in Rožmitál pod Třemšínem with 20x 2K12 Kub surface-to-air missile systems
      • Headquarters Battery
      • 1st Firing Battery
      • 2nd Firing Battery
      • 3rd Firing Battery
      • 4th Firing Battery
      • 5th Firing Battery
      • Technical Battery
    • 216th Anti-tank Regiment in Most
      • 1st Anti-tank Division with 12x 100mm vz. 53 anti-tank cannons and 6x BRDM-2 vehicles in the anti-tank variant with Konkurs anti-tank missiles
      • 2nd Anti-tank Division with 12x 100mm vz. 53 anti-tank cannons and 6x BRDM-2 vehicles in the anti-tank variant with Konkurs anti-tank missiles
      • 3rd Anti-tank Division with 12x 100mm vz. 53 anti-tank cannons and 6x BRDM-2 vehicles in the anti-tank variant with Konkurs anti-tank missiles
    • 91st Pontoon Regiment in Litoměřice
    • 1st Signal Regiment in Plzeň-Bory
      • 1st Signal Battalion
      • 2nd Signal Battalion
      • 3rd Signal Battalion
    • 11th Long Distance Signal Communications Regiment in Plzeň
    • 3rd Electronic Warfare Regiment in Mariánské Lázně
    • 71st Special Purpose Electronic Intelligence Regiment in Kladno
      • 71st Radio Surveying HF Company
      • 71st Radio Surveying VHF Company
      • 71st Radio Surveying and Targeting Company
      • 71st Automatic Radio Surveying and Targeting Company
      • 71st Combat Support and Services Company
    • 1st Reconnaissance Artillery Division in Holýšov
    • 1st Radio-technical Battalion in Holýšov
      • Light Radio-technical Company
      • Heavy Radio-technical Company
      • Signal Company
    • 103rd Chemical Defence Battalion in Lešany
    • 11th Road Construction Battalion in Horažďovice
    • 1st Radiation Center in Příbram
    • 1st Command and Reconnaissance Squadron in Plzeň-Bory
      • 1st Helicopter Detachment with 2x Mi-2 helicopters to support the 1st Tank Division in wartime
      • 2nd Helicopter Detachment with 2x Mi-2 helicopters to support the 2nd Motor Rifle Division in wartime
      • 19th Helicopter Detachment with 2x Mi-2 helicopters to support the 19th Motor Rifle Division in wartime
      • 20th Helicopter Detachment with 2x Mi-2 helicopters to support the 20th Motor Rifle Division in wartime
      • 1st Air Base and Electronic Support Company
    • 101st Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Reconnaissance Squadron in Stříbro with Tupolev Tu-143 VR-3 Rejs drones
    • 11th Signal and Radio-technical Services Company in Příbram

4th Army

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4th Army Structure in 1989 (click to enlarge)
  • 4th Army in Písek:
    • 4th Headquarters Battalion in Písek
    • 3rd Motor Rifle Division [2] in Kroměříž (in case of full mobilization would have also formed the 26th Motor Rifle Division)
      • 33rd Tank Regiment in Přáslavice
      • 4th Motor Rifle Regiment in Hodonín with OT-64 wheeled armored transports vehicles
      • 5th Motor Rifle Regiment in Mikulov with BVP-1 tracked infantry fighting vehicles
      • 6th Motor Rifle Regiment in Uherské Hradiště with OT-64 wheeled armored transports vehicles
      • 361st Artillery Regiment in Hranice
      • 14th Independent Missile Battalion in Přáslavice with 9K52 Luna-M artillery rocket systems
      • 3rd Command and Artillery Reconnaissance Battery in Kroměříž
      • 13th Anti-Aircraft Regiment in Bzenec
      • 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion in Kroměříž
      • 2nd Engineer Battalion in Břeclav
      • 3rd Signal Battalion in Kroměříž
      • 3rd Supply Battalion in Kroměříž
      • 3rd Maintenance Battalion in Kroměříž
      • 13th Chemical Defence Battalion in Bzenec
      • 13th Medical Battalion
    • 4th Tank Division [2] in Havlíčkův Brod
      • 7th Tank Regiment in Jindřichův Hradec
      • 8th Tank Regiment in Jihlava
      • 13th Tank Regiment in Čáslav
      • 9th Motor Rifle Regiment in Znojmo with BVP-1 tracked infantry fighting vehicles
      • 6th Artillery Regiment in Jemnice
      • 4th Independent Missile Battalion in Jemčina with 9K52 Luna-M artillery rocket systems
      • 4th Command and Artillery Reconnaissance Battery in Havlíčkův Brod
      • 4th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment in Bzenec with 2K12 Kub surface-to-air missile systems
      • 4th Reconnaissance Battalion in Jindřichův Hradec
      • 6th Engineer Battalion in Jindřichův Hradec
      • 5th Signal Battalion in Havlíčkův Brod
      • 4th Supply Battalion in Havlíčkův Brod
      • 4th Maintenance Battalion in Jihlava
      • 6th Chemical Defence Battalion in Havlíčkův Brod
      • 6th Medical Battalion
    • 9th Tank Division [2] in Tábor
      • 14th Tank Regiment in Písek
      • 17th Tank Regiment in Týn nad Vltavou
      • 18th Tank Regiment in Tábor
      • 79th Motor Rifle Regiment in Benešov with BVP-2 tracked infantry fighting vehicles
      • 362nd Artillery Regiment in Lešany
      • 9th Independent Missile Battalion in Jistebnice with OTR-21 Tochka tactical ballistic missiles
      • 9th Command and Artillery Reconnaissance Battery in Jistebnice
      • 9th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment in Strakonice with 2K12 Kub surface-to-air missile systems
      • 9th Reconnaissance Battalion in Kašperské Hory
      • 8th Engineer Battalion in Týn nad Vltavou
      • 9th Signal Battalion in Tábor
      • 9th Supply Battalion in Písek
      • 9th Maintenance Battalion in Písek
      • 4th Chemical Defence Battalion in Vráž
      • 4th Medical Battalion
    • 15th Motor Rifle Division [2] in České Budějovice (in case of full mobilization would have also formed the 18th Motor Rifle Division)
      • 20th Tank Regiment in České Budějovice
      • 51st Motor Rifle Regiment in Český Krumlov with OT-64 wheeled armored transports vehicles
      • 62nd Motor Rifle Regiment in Prachatice with BVP-1 tracked infantry fighting vehicles
      • 68th Motor Rifle Regiment in Vimperk with OT-64 wheeled armored transports vehicles
      • 36th Artillery Regiment in České Budějovice
      • 15th Separate Rocket Launcher Division in Vimperk with 9K52 Luna-M artillery rocket systems
      • 15th Command and Artillery Reconnaissance Battery in České Budějovice
      • 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment in České Budějovice
      • 15th Reconnaissance Battalion in Vimperk
      • 15th Engineer Battalion in České Budějovice
      • 1st Signal Battalion in České Budějovice
      • 15th Supply Battalion in Kaplice
      • 15th Maintenance Battalion in České Budějovice
      • 1st Chemical Defence Battalion in České Budějovice
      • 1st Medical Battalion
    • 331st Heavy Artillery Brigade in Hranice
      • 31st Heavy Artillery Division with SS-1C Scud-B tactical ballistic missiles
      • 32nd Heavy Artillery Division with SS-1C Scud-B tactical ballistic missiles
    • 31st Artillery Base in Kostelec nad Orlicí servicing the missiles of the 331st Heavy Artillery Brigade
    • 332nd Cannon Artillery Brigade in Jičín
      • Command and Artillery Reconnaissance Battery
      • 1st Cannon Artillery Division with 18x 130mm M1954 towed howitzers
      • 2nd Cannon Artillery Division with 18x 130mm M1954 towed howitzers
      • 3rd Cannon Artillery Division with 18x 152mm SpGH DANA self-propelled howitzers
      • 4th Cannon Artillery Division with 18x 152mm SpGH DANA self-propelled howitzers
      • 5th Cannon Artillery Division with 18x 152mm SpGH DANA self-propelled howitzers
    • 1st Engineer Brigade in Pardubice
      • 107th Engineer Battalion
      • 108th Engineer Battalion
      • 109th Engineer Battalion
      • 1st Engineer Roadblocking Battalion
      • 1st Engineer Transit Battalion
    • 4th Supply Brigade in Pacov
      • 41st Transport Battalion in Pacov
      • 42nd Transport Battalion in Pacov
      • 43rd Transport Battalion in Písek
      • 44th Transport Battalion in Kaplice
      • 45th Fuel Transport Battalion in Benešov
      • 97th Medical Evacuation Battalion in Pacov
    • 251st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment in Kroměříž with 20x 2K12 Kub systems
      • Headquarters Battery
      • 1st Firing Battery
      • 2nd Firing Battery
      • 3rd Firing Battery
      • 4th Firing Battery
      • 5th Firing Battery
      • Technical Battery
    • 217th Anti-tank Regiment in Lešany
      • 1st Anti-tank Division with 12x 100mm vz. 53 anti-tank cannons and 6x BRDM-2 vehicles in the anti-tank variant with Konkurs anti-tank missiles
      • 2nd Anti-tank Division with 12x 100mm vz. 53 anti-tank cannons and 6x BRDM-2 vehicles in the anti-tank variant with Konkurs anti-tank missiles
      • 3rd Anti-tank Division with 12x 100mm vz. 53 anti-tank cannons and 6x BRDM-2 vehicles in the anti-tank variant with Konkurs anti-tank missiles
    • 72nd Pontoon Regiment in Kamýk nad Vltavou
    • 2nd Signal Regiment in Písek
      • 1st Signal Battalion
      • 2nd Signal Battalion
      • 3rd Signal Battalion
    • 24th Long Distance Signal Communications Regiment in Písek
    • 4th Electronic Warfare Regiment in Český Krumlov
    • 74th Special Purpose Electronic Intelligence Regiment in Horažďovice
      • 74th Radio Surveying HF Company
      • 74th Radio Surveying VHF Company
      • 74th Radio Surveying and Targeting Company
      • 74th Automatic Radio Surveying and Targeting Company
      • 74th Combat Support and Services Company
    • 5th Reconnaissance Artillery Division in Rychnov nad Kněžnou
    • 4th Radio-technical Battalion in Vimperk
      • Light Radio-technical Company
      • Heavy Radio-technical Company
      • Signal Company
    • 105th Chemical Defence Battalion in Jaroměř
    • 14th Road Construction Battalion in Vimperk
    • 4th Radiation Center in Písek
    • 52nd Command and Reconnaissance Squadron in Havlíčkův Brod
      • 3rd Helicopter Detachment with 2x Mi-2 helicopters to support the 3rd Motor Rifle Division in wartime
      • 4th Helicopter Detachment with 2x Mi-2 helicopters to support the 4th Tank Division in wartime
      • 9th Helicopter Detachment with 2x Mi-2 helicopters to support the 9th Tank Division in wartime
      • 15th Helicopter Detachment with 2x Mi-2 helicopters to support the 15th Motor Rifle Division in wartime
      • 52nd Air Base and Electronic Support Company
    • 104th Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Reconnaissance Squadron in Strakonice with Tupolev Tu-143 VR-3 Rejs drones
    • 4th Signal and Radio-technical Services Company in Strakonice

Eastern Military District

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District HQ
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13th Tank Division
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14th Tank Division
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30th Motor Rifle Division
Eastern Military District main units and Soviet formations (in red) in 1989
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Eastern Military District Operational Structure in 1989 (click to enlarge)

Air Forces Command

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Air Forces Command Structure in 1989 (click to enlarge)

10th Air Army

  • 10th Headquarters Battalion in Hradec Králové
    • 1st Mixed Air-Transport Regiment in Ostrava
      • 1st Squadron flying An-12 and An-26 aircraft
      • 2nd Squadron flying L-410 planes
      • 3rd Squadron flying Mi-17 helicopters
      • 25th Air Base Battalion
      • 52nd Electronic Support Battalion
    • 11th Helicopter Regiment in Plzeň
      • 1st Attack Squadron flying Mi-24D helicopters
      • 2nd Attack Squadron flying Mi-24V helicopters
      • 3rd Squadron flying Mi-17 helicopters
      • 111th Air Base Battalion
      • 11th Signal and Electronic Support Company
    • 47th Air-Reconnaissance Regiment in Hradec Králové
      • 1st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron flying MiG-21R
      • 2nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron flying Su-22M4
      • 3rd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron flying Aero L-29R
      • 24th Air Base Battalion
      • 2nd Electronic Support Battalion in Pardubice
      • 12th Electronic Support Battalion in Hradec Králové
      • 1st Air Base Company "S"
    • 51st Helicopter Regiment in Prostějov
      • 1st Squadron flying Mi-8 helicopters
      • 2nd Squadron flying Mi-24D helicopters
      • 3rd Squadron flying Mi-17 helicopters
      • 51st Air Base Battalion
      • 51st Signal and Electronic Support Company
    • 10th Signal Regiment in Klecany
      • Headquarters Company
      • 1st Signal Battalion
      • 2nd Signal Battalion
      • 3rd Signal Battalion
    • 10th Signal Cable Laying Battalion in Klecany
    • 10th Signal Center in Hradec Králové
    • 10th Radar Center in Hradec Králové
    • 2nd Air Force Construction Battalion in Bechyně
    • 3rd Air Force Construction Battalion in Plzeň
    • 46th Air Troops Maintenance Center in Brno
    • 49th Fuel Transport Battalion in Čáslav
    • 10th Air Army Base in Pardubice
    • 10th Air Army Technical Material Depot in Rakovník
    • 10th Air Army Ammunition Depot in Chrast with a detachment in Rakovník
    • 10th Air Army Signals and Electronic Support Maintenance Center in Olomouc
    • Air Force Training Base in Kuchyňa for live fire exercises
      • 77th Air Base and Electronic Support Company
    • 1st Air Force Training Center in Ostrava training troops for maintenance units
    • 2nd Air Force Training Center in Olomouc training troops for air base operationing units
    • Air Force Electronic Support Training Center in Prostějov training troops for electronic support units
1st Fighter Division
  • 1st Fighter Division in Bechyně
    • 4th Fighter Regiment in Pardubice
      • 4th Fighter Regiment Command Post
      • 1st Fighter Squadron flying MiG-21MF
      • 2nd Fighter Squadron flying MiG-21MF
      • 3rd Fighter Squadron flying MiG-21MA
      • 6th Air Base Battalion
      • 22nd Electronic Support Battalion
    • 5th Fighter Regiment in Dobřany
      • 5th Fighter Regiment Command Post
      • 1st Fighter Squadron flying MiG-21MF
      • 2nd Fighter Squadron flying MiG-21MF
      • 3rd Fighter Squadron flying MiG-21MA
      • 18th Air Base Battalion
      • 3rd Electronic Support Battalion
    • 9th Fighter Regiment in Bechyně
      • 9th Fighter Regiment Command Post
      • 1st Fighter Squadron flying MiG-21PF
      • 2nd Fighter Squadron flying MiG-21PF
      • 3rd Fighter Squadron flying MiG-21PF
      • 4th Fighter Squadron flying MiG-21PFM
      • 10th Air Base Battalion
      • 10th Electronic Support Battalion
    • 31st Signal and Radio-technical Service Battalion in Bechyně
    • 31st Air Force Maintenance Battalion in Dobřany
34th Fighter-Bomber Division
  • Division Headquarters in Čáslav
    • 6th Fighter-Bomber Regiment in Přerov
      • 6th Fighter-Bomber Regiment Command Post
      • 1st Fighter-Bomber Squadron flying MiG-21MF
      • 2nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron flying Su-22M4
      • 11th Air Base Battalion
      • 1st Electronic Support Battalion
    • 20th Fighter-Bomber Regiment in Náměšť nad Oslavou
      • 20th Fighter-Bomber Regiment Command Post
      • 1st Fighter-Bomber Squadron flying Su-22M4
      • 2nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron flying Su-22M4
      • 19th Air Base Battalion
      • 51st Electronic Support Battalion
    • 28th Fighter Bomber Regiment in Čáslav
      • 28th Fighter-Bomber Regiment Command Post
      • 1st Fighter-Bomber Squadron flying MiG-23BN
      • 2nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron flying MiG-23BN
      • 21st Air Base Battalion
      • 7th Electronic Support Battalion
    • 30th Ground Attack Regiment in Pardubice
      • 30th Ground Attack Regiment Command Post
      • 1st Ground Attack Squadron flying Su-25K
      • 2nd Ground Attack Squadron flying Su-25K
      • 22nd Air Base Battalion
      • 12th Electronic Support Battalion
    • 34th Signal and Radio-technical Service Battalion in Čáslav
    • 34th Air Force Maintenance Battalion in Čáslav

Air Defence Command

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Air Defence Command Structure in 1989 (click to enlarge)

2nd Air Defence Division

  • 2nd Air Defence Division in Brno
    • 2nd Air Defence Division Command Post in Rebešovice
    • 2nd Headquarters Battalion in Rebešovice
    • 8th Fighter Regiment at Brno–Tuřany Airport
      • 8th Fighter Regiment Command Post
      • 1st Fighter Squadron flying MiG-21PF
      • 2nd Fighter Squadron flying MiG-21PF
      • 3rd Fighter Squadron flying MiG-21PFM
      • 31st Air Base Battalion
      • 17th Electronic Support Battalion
    • 76th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade in Brno [3] defending the city of Brno
      • 76th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade Command Post at Brno–Tuřany Airport
      • 1st Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Rohozec with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 2nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Ketkovice with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 3rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Vranovice with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 4th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Kobeřice u Brna with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 5th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Brno-Líšeň with S-125 Neva mobile air defence systems
      • 6th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Sokolnice with S-125 Neva mobile air defence systems
      • 7th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Ořechov with S-125 Neva mobile air defence systems
      • 8th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Omice with S-125 Neva mobile air defence systems
      • 1st Technical Division in Neslovice
      • Anti-Aircraft Missile Group of the 76th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade in Rapotice
        • 9th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Rapotice with S-200 Vega long range air defence systems
        • 10th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Rapotice with S-200 Vega long range air defence systems
        • 2nd Technical Division in Rapotice
    • 77th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment in Ostrava defending the city of Ostrava
      • 1st Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Oldřišov with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 2nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 3rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Nový Jičín with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 4th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Frýdek-Místek with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 1st Technical Division in Frýdek-Místek
    • 186th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade in Pezinok defending the city of Bratislava
      • 1st Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Lozorno with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 2nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Pezinok with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 3rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Rohovce with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 4th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Kalinkovo with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 5th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Stupava with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 6th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Devínska Nová Ves with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 7th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Rusovce with S-125 Neva mobile air defence systems
      • 8th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Most pri Bratislave with S-125 Neva mobile air defence systems
      • 1st Technical Division in Viničné
    • 2nd Radio-technical Brigade in Brno
      • 22nd Headquarters Battalion in Brno
      • 61st Radar Battalion in Brno
        • Command Post of 61st Electronic Battalion in Brno-Tuřany
        • Command Company in Sokolnice
        • 610th Radar Company in Sokolnice operating the Tuřany radar station
        • 611th Mobile Radar Company in Moravské Budějovice
        • 612th Mobile Radar Company in Božice
        • 613th Mobile Radar Company in Lavičky
      • 62nd Radar Battalion in Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí
        • Command Post of 62nd Electronic Battalion in Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí
        • Command Company in Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí
        • 620th Radar Company in Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí operating the Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí radar station
        • 621st Mobile Radar Company in Chropyně
        • 622nd Mobile Radar Company in Polička
      • 63rd Radar Battalion in Hlohovec
        • Command Post of 63rd Electronic Battalion in Hlohovec
        • Command Company in Hlohovec
        • 630th Radar Company in Hlohovec operating the Hlohovec radar station
        • 631st Mobile Radar Company in Starý Hrozenkov
        • 632nd Mobile Radar Company in Šurany
      • 64th Radar Battalion in Zvolen
        • Command Post of 64th Electronic Battalion in Močiar
        • Command Company in Zvolen
        • 640th Radar Company in Močiar operating the Močiar radar station
        • 641st Mobile Radar Company in Cerovo
        • 642nd Mobile Radar Company in Veľká Ida
      • 65th Radar Battalion in Mierovo
        • Command Post of 65th Electronic Battalion in Mierovo
        • Command Company in Mierovo
        • 650th Radar Company in Mierovo operating the Mierovo radar station
        • 651st Mobile Radar Company in Moravská Nová Ves
        • 652nd Mobile Radar Company in Zohor
        • 653rd Mobile Radar Company in Rusovce
    • 22nd Signal Battalion in Brno
    • Weather Radar and Meteorological Center Brno

3rd Air Defence Division

  • 3rd Air Defence Division in Žatec
    • 3rd Air Defence Division Command Post in Větrušice
      • Ground Control Intercept 1 - Lažany radar station
      • Ground Control Intercept 2 - Stod radar station
      • Ground Control Intercept 3 - Třebotovice radar station
      • Ground Control Intercept 4 - Nepolisy radar station
      • Ground Control Intercept 5 - Planá radar station
      • Ground Control Intercept 6 - Drnov radar station
    • 3rd Headquarters Battalion in Žatec and Větrušice
    • 1st Fighter Regiment in České Budějovice
      • 1st Fighter Regiment Command Post
      • 1st Fighter Squadron flying MiG-23MF
      • 2nd Fighter Squadron flying MiG-23MF
      • 3rd Fighter Squadron flying MiG-23MF
      • 4th Fighter Squadron flying MiG-23ML
      • 1st Air Base Battalion
      • 6th Electronic Support Battalion
    • 11th Fighter Regiment in Žatec
      • 11th Fighter Regiment Command Post
      • 1st Fighter Squadron flying MiG-29
      • 2nd Fighter Squadron flying MiG-29
      • 3rd Fighter Squadron flying MiG-29
      • 23rd Air Base Battalion
      • 5th Electronic Support Battalion
    • 71st Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade in Drnov defending the Central Bohemian Region with the capital Prague
      • 71st Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade Command Post in Drnov
      • 1st Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Přestavlky with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 2nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Kačice with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 3rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Zdejcina with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 4th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Stará Huť with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 5th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Bukovany with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 6th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Přehvozdí with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 7th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Vlkava with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 8th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Byšice with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 9th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Miskovice with S-125 Neva mobile air defence systems
      • 10th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Jeneč with S-125 Neva mobile air defence systems
      • 11th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Točná with S-125 Neva mobile air defence systems
      • 12th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Velké Přílepy with S-125 Neva mobile air defence systems
      • 13th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Přelíc with S-125 Neva mobile air defence systems
      • 14th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Bratronice with S-125 Neva mobile air defence systems
      • 15th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Mořina with S-125 Neva mobile air defence systems
      • 16th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Mníšek pod Brdy with S-125 Neva mobile air defence systems
      • 1st Technical Division in Chyňava
      • 2nd Technical Division in Stará Boleslav
      • Anti-Aircraft Missile Group of the 71st Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade in Dobříš
        • 17th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Dobříš with S-200 Vega long range air defence systems
        • 18th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Dobříš with S-200 Vega long range air defence systems
        • 19th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Dobříš with S-200 Vega long range air defence systems
        • 3rd Technical Division in Dobříš
    • 185th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment in Kralovice defending the city of Plzeň
      • 2nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Bochov with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 3rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Pernarec with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 4th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Přeštice with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 5th Anti-Aircraft Missile Division in Nové Mitrovice with S-75M Volkhov high-altitude air defence systems
      • 1st Technical Division in Hadačka
    • 3rd Radio-technical Brigade in Chomutov
      • 33rd Headquarters Battalion in Chomutov
      • 51st Radar Battalion in Hrušovany
        • Command Post of 51st Electronic Battalion in Lažany
        • Command Company in Lažany
        • 510th Radar Company Lažany operating the Lažany radar station
        • 511th Mobile Radar Company in Mikulášovice
        • 512th Mobile Radar Company in Martiněves
      • 52nd Radar Battalion in Stod
        • Command Post of 52nd Electronic Battalion in Stod
        • Command Company in Stod
        • 520th Radar Company in Stod operating the Stod radar station
        • 521st Mobile Radar Company in Poleň
        • 522nd Mobile Radar Company in Zhůří
        • 523rd Mobile Radar Company in Katovice
      • 53rd Radar Battalion in Třebotovice
        • Command Post of 53rd Electronic Battalion in Třebotovice
        • Command Company in Třebotovice
        • 530th Radar Company in Třebotovice operating the Třebotovice radar station
        • 531st Mobile Radar Company in Třeboň
        • 532nd Mobile Radar Company in Přední Výtoň
        • 533rd Mobile Radar Company in Horní Vltavice
        • 534th Mobile Radar Company in Nová Bystřice
      • 54th Radar Battalion in Nepolisy
        • Command Post of 54th Electronic Battalion in Nepolisy
        • Command Company in Nepolisy
        • 540th Radar Company in Nepolisy operating the Nepolisy radar station
        • 541st Mobile Radar Company in Chrášťany
        • 542nd Mobile Radar Company in Senožaty
        • 543rd Mobile Radar Company in Adršpach
      • 55th Radar Battalion in Planá
        • Command Post of 55th Electronic Battalion in Planá
        • Command Company in Planá
        • 550th Radar Company in Planá operating the Planá radar station
        • 551st Mobile Radar Company in
        • 552nd Mobile Radar Company in Hřebečná
      • 56th Radar Battalion in Drnov
        • Command Post of 56th Electronic Battalion in Drnov
        • Command Company in Drnov
        • 560th Radar Company in Drnov operating the Drnov radar station
        • 561st Mobile Radar Company in Jesenice
        • 562nd Mobile Radar Company in Břasy
        • 563rd Mobile Radar Company in Ratiboř
    • 23rd Signal Battalion in Žatec
    • Weather Radar and Meteorological Center Žatec

Regimental and Battalion Organization

Below follow the organizations of the regiments in the Tank and Motor Rifle divisions:

By the end of the Cold War the standard main battle tank in the Czechoslovak tank regiments was the T-72M or T-72M1 of which Czechoslovakia had built 973. Some of the tank units in motor rifle divisions still fielded the locally produced T-54A.

Motor rifle units fielded the locally produced BVP-1 tracked infantry fighting vehicle and the OT-64 wheeled armored transports vehicle.

Divisional artillery regiments were organized as follows: (Note: 1st Army divisional artillery regiments replaced their 122mm M1938 towed howitzers with 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers in the late 1980s) [4] [5]

Divisional anti-aircraft missile regiment were organized as follows and began to introduce either 20x 2K12 Kub or 20x 9K33 Osa surface-to-air missile systems in the early 1980s. When the Cold War ended all divisions except for the 13th Tank division and the 3rd and 15th Motor Rifle divisions had received Kub or Osa systems:

Civil defence regiments supported the authorities during times of national disaster:

Divisional reconnaissance battalions were organized as follows:

Divisional separate rocket launcher divisions were organized as follows: [6]

Divisional Chemical Defence battalions were organized as follows:

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