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

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.Ministerstvo-narodni-obrany 1950-1990 [Ministry of National Defence 1950-1990]

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 Ministry of National Defence in Prague Main Missile Troops and Artillery Directorate Central Ammunition Depot in Týniště nad Orlicí 6th Armament Base in Olomouc Ammunition Depot Hronsek Ammunition Depot Sklené Ammunition Depot Trenčín Ammunition Depot Poprad Military Repair Plant Moldava nad Bodvou Separate Ammunition Depot Moldava nad Bodvou Military Repair Plant Nováky Separate Ammunition Depot Nováky Main Political Department Political Military Academy in Bratislava Main Medical Department Main Military Transport Directorate 150th Military Traffic Office in Čierna nad Tisou Main Construction and Accommodation Directorate 1st Road Construction Brigade in Pardubice 103rd Road Construction Battalion in Klecany 104th Road Construction Battalion in Nepomuk 107th Road Construction Battalion in Chrudim 108th Road Construction Battalion in Prague 109th Road Construction Battalion in Stará Boleslav 112th Road Construction Battalion in České Budějovice 113th Road Construction Battalion in Týn nad Vltavou 115th Road Construction Battalion in Týn nad Vltavou 116th Road Construction Battalion in Horažďovice 2nd Road Construction Brigade in Bratislava 101st Road Construction Battalion in Vyškov 102nd Road Construction Battalion in Liptovský Mikuláš 105th Road Construction Battalion in Bratislava 106th Road Construction Battalion in Levice 110th Road Construction Battalion in Zbraslav 114th Road Construction Battalion in Levice Equipment Department Quartermaster Department Combat Training Department Educational Department Military Ground Forces University in Vyškov Military Air Forces University "Slovak National Uprising" in Košice 1st Air School Regiment in Přerov with MiG-21F-13 fighters 1st Flight School Squadron 2nd Flight School Squadron 3rd Flight School Squadron 4th Flight School Squadron 28th Air Base Battalion 11th Electronic Support Battalion 2nd Air School Regiment in Košice with Aero L-29 Delfín and L-39 Albatros jet trainers 1st Flight School Squadron 2nd Flight School Squadron 3rd Flight School Squadron 4th Flight School Squadron 20th Air Base Battalion 4th Electronic Support Battalion 3rd Air School Regiment in Piešťany with Mi-2 helicopters 1st Flight School Squadron 2nd Flight School Squadron 3rd Air Base and Electronic Support Battalion Foreign Air Forces Training Center in Košice 10th Military Air Forces Maintenance Center in Prešov Military Technical University in Liptovský Mikuláš Engineer Troops Department Repair Base 042 in Olomouc Fuel Distribution Department Chemical Troops Department NBC-detection Center in Hostivice Professional Sport Army Center DUKLA in Banská Bystrica Veterinary Service Section Military Veterinary Research and Training Institute in Košice Automobile Repair Plant Zlatovce in Trenčín Central Tank and Automobile Depot in Nitra

General Staff of the Czechoslovak People's Army

General Staff of the Czechoslovak People's Army in Prague Main Intelligence Directorate 78th Special Purpose Radio Center in Litoměřice 22nd Special Purpose Airborne Brigade in Prostějov Headquarters and Staff Company 1st Special Reconnaissance Division 2nd Special Reconnaissance Division 3rd Special Reconnaissance Division Support Weapons Company Special Signal Center Training Center Main Operations Directorate 101st Headquarters Battalion in Prague 102nd Headquarters Battalion in Prague Main Signal Troops Directorate Signal Operating Center Signal Node of the General Staff Topographical Department Military Topographic Institute in Dobruška Military Cartographic Institute in Harmanec Military Geographic Institute in Prague 5th Geodetic Detachment in Opava Central Topographic Maps Depot in Prague Research Center 090 in Prague

Western Military District

Western Military District in Tábor 2nd operational regiment ( Tábor ) 311th Heavy Artillery Brigade ( Jince ) 11th Artillery Base (Jince) 41st separate transport artillery detachment ( Dašice ) 7th Artillery Division ( Pardubice ) 8228 71st Cannon Artillery Brigade ( Žamberk ) 3607 75th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade ( Pardubice ) 5666 82nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade ( Jihlava ) 10th anti-aircraft repair technical base ( Jaroměř ) 6th radio engineering brigade ( Pilsen ) 71st Airborne Strike Battalion ( Chrudim ) 22nd Special Airborne Brigade ( Prostějov ) 7th special purpose radio engineering brigade ( Zbiroh ) 1st mixed radio electronic warfare regiment ( Kolín ) 10th pontoon brigade ( Kostelec nad Labem ) 5th Liaison Brigade ( Strašice ) 52nd long-distance link brigade ( Lipník nad Bečvou ) 59th long-distance link brigade ( Beroun ) 60th special purpose liaison battalion ( Unhošť ) 102nd Chemical Protection Brigade ( Liberec ) 31st mixed command and reconnaissance squadron ( Bechyně ) 31st company of airport and radio technical security ( Bechyně ) 311th Independent Training Tank Battalion ( Hradiště Military District ) 313th Independent Training Tank Battalion ( Boletice Military District ) 1st Automobile Brigade ( Olomouc ) 3rd Automobile Brigade ( Hlúčín ) 11th material security brigade ( Bílina ) 21st Material Security Brigade ( Pardubice ) 1st Fuel Pipeline Transport Brigade ( Roudnice nad Labem ) 7th engineer road brigade ( Hodonín ) 32nd Road Brigade ( Horní Počáply ) 1st Civil Defense Regiment ( Kutná Hora ) 4th Civil Defense Regiment ( Varnsdorf ) 7th Civil Defense Regiment ( Bučovice ) 6th Guards Battalion ( Příbram ) Equipment, warehouses 1st circuit tank warehouse ( Ústí nad Orlicí ) branch ( Zdice, Vamberk ) 1st circuit warehouse of provision material ( Rychnovek ) of the branch (Terezín, České Budějovice ) 1st circuit engineering warehouse ( Dolní Bousov ) branches ( Jánská, Jaroměř, Dobříš, Hněvkovice) 1st circuit connecting warehouse and repair shop ( Červený Pečky ) branch ( Červený Újezd ) 1st circuit chemical warehouse ( Račice nad Trotinou ) branches ( Rumburk, Olomouc, Zásmuky ) 1st circuit automobile warehouse ( Nový Jičín ) branches ( Poprad, Nemecká, Vysoké Mýto, Kutná Hora, Ostrava ) 1st regional warehouse of political and educational resources (České Budějovice) branch ( Brno, Čáslav ) 1st circuit warehouse of equipment material Jaroměř branch ( Brno, Staré Město ) 1st circuit fuel base ( Chlumec nad Cidlinou ) branches ( Halenkov, Mošnov ) 1st district medical warehouse ( Liberec ) branches (Dobrá, Golčův Jeníkov, Vlčí Hora ) 1st district warehouse for accommodation and building materials ( Hradec Králové ) 2nd armament base ( Jaroměř ) branch ( Terezín ) 21. road bridge technical base Chrudim

1st Army

1st Army in Příbram: 1st Headquarters Battalion in Příbram 1st Tank Division 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 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 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 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 1st operational battalion ( Příbram ) 321st Heavy Artillery Brigade ( Rokycany ) 31st Artillery Base ( Kostelec nad Orlicí ) 322nd Cannon Artillery Brigade ( Dobřany ) 216th Anti-Tank Regiment ( Most ) 1st Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment ( Holyšov ) 171st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment ( Rožmitál pod Třemšínem ) 1st anti-aircraft repair technical base (Rožmitál pod Třemšínem) 1st radio engineering battalion ( Holyšov ) 51st Engineer Brigade ( Litoměřice ) 91st Pontoon Regiment ( Litoměřice ) 1st Liaison Regiment ( Plzeň ) 11th long-distance connection regiment ( Plzeň ) 71st special purpose radio engineering regiment ( Kladno ) 3rd mixed radio electronic warfare regiment ( Marianske Lazne ) 103rd Chemical Protection Battalion ( Lešany ) 11th Helicopter Regiment ( Plzeň-Bory ) (part of the 10th Air Army until 31. October 1989, then transferred to the 1st Army Aviation Department) 111th Airfield Battalion ( Plzeň-Bory ) 11th liaison and radio technical security company ( Plzeň-Bory ) 1st Command and Reconnaissance Squadron ( Plzeň-Bory ) 1st company of airport and radio technical security ( Plzeň-Bory ) 101st Unmanned Reconnaissance Squadron ( Silver )