THE CZECHOSLOVAK AIR FORCE

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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 2005
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 17, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTE 1AGY REPORT
1NFoRMA REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Czechoslovakia.
SUBJECT The Czechoslovak Air Force
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
7913 SOOVIJENT CONTAIlg IMFOIIHATIOS APPECTIIUGTOEUATiONALDEPEKSS
OF THE UNITED STATES QIITHIO THE MEANING OP THE ESPIOSA6E ACT SO
U. S. C. ST AND 82. As AMENDED. ITS TQAUC USSIOS On THE UEVEUATIOS
OF ITS COHTCH"D IN ANY MAHNE@ TO AM O5A OUT!ED PEUSOOI IS PEO.
Uiarrd l ST IATJ. UPSOOUG710iI OF THIS "M is PROHIBITED.
10 Air Force General ata#'f in the Idinistry of National
Defense
aA G~ae Div G'en A10: 1-s VICiL 1C
bz Organization:
I Departmentm Operations
II Department: Reconnaissance
III Department: Signal Communications
IV Department: Personnel
V Departments Counter Intelligence (OZ)
VI Departments Supplies 0
c,) Assi. ned Units- I - hhrough IV Air Corps and an air
tram ort r"el;imant..
20 1 _4ir or s, in PAAGU.., (Cadre unit without personnel)
a. CO9 Probably Lt. vol. (Gen vtaff) Franz FAJTL
b. As:;icrned Units: 1st Air .)ivin PaiAGU KB LY
(057L_ - 9 0
inits Assi -ned
DATE DISTR, 17 -Tan. 1950
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Fighter Regt with three squadrons, in P_1ka3UL,-k LY' *##
Fighter : tegt (cadre unit)
11 Thomas Garigue L a saryk" Aecn Refit 1o 419 in 1,11LO`dICS
dditiona1 training for pllo-t s ?:`/::lo had had acc i ent a
pd performing courier m_..s:j:ions for the division head-
Trainin ; vquadron No 1#- In PZkGUL-KB,',LY0 (Inve atim
;ataon . Of air accidents within the dava sion9 arranging
STATE NAVY 3C 1 NSRB DISTRIBUTION Doc a Z No.
ARMY AIR FBI NO AGE In C1 s .
This document Is hereby regraded to
CONFIDE. , :AL in accordance with the
letter of 10 October 1978 from the
Director of Contra! Intelligence to the
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~2-
ITS Air Core in Co BU i3:.JOVI C
Cadre unit 9 wi outl; . per;i orme
a. O o:1t:13 nd and o 0
CO% Lt 00l Johann !LL N
Deputy OOz Lt Col Josef KOLE BUS
bo Assi ;ned Units: 2d Air Div in Co BU.J-~:JUVIvZ'
co Units assigned to 2d 1i.r Div,
Fighter re iraent of three squadrons, in COBUDEJOVIOS'
Fighter reJiraent (''afire unit)
Reon Refit Nos 429 in TABOR (0 50/Li 01) (cadro unit)
Trainin squadron 1,11o 2, in 0.BU1)'j-j:J0VI0.6
Bar ie ;lu- i'o 25 9 three scuadrons, in 2IL6N (N 50/L 04)
Bar
4, III___' Corpp-,,-in BdN0(P_5 4_0
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Cadre unit
a. 0oliu.iand o? (x)
COa u,t Col (Gen Jta.i) Ivan HALUZICKY
Chief of Staffl Staff Capt (Gen Staff) Stefan GALBAVY
Chief of I io )artraento staff Cai}t Julius Di0ZD
by :issi.xned Units s 3rd Air Div in Bti:0
co Units as; l rned to 3rd Air Divs
Fi .ater r,;giraent with three squadrons, in BRNO
Fighter re-i:-iont (cadre unit)
# en ~iC`", 2..o 43, three sq.uadrono9in Pi'U dOV (2 50/0 Q
.rainin :gLCadron ~~O 3, in 3,31"0.
IV Air Corps 9 in :::dAlI.~L. ~V r~ (P 49 ~9 )
(Cadre unit9witiiout personnel)
a. COQ Col Julius b a (?C)
bm .i ~ /ned Unitoa 4th L-ir Div in TACANCIN (.f/ 49/T 53)
ca D a ,~ ,~+n ?i~:adau~t terv 2:,r: onnel:
I Department:
II Jey}artmcnt
III Dc:;xurt.icni
j~; i:ab";;ncnt
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Jaia t Jo lann ;L..:: t 9 ,abY
U tay.i. Capt Johann I,.k-)AIZKA
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deconu.ai,ssancc of icur: .apt ;)usan aL. Y_a.OV'6KY
Uports offlcer9 Staff Capt 'e?anz
d. Division hcai.iuarters: Ai.r Corps B iidin in
b c~ sir-Jli4- 3Ii1OT.
e. Units asaiwned to 4,=h ir Jive
(1) "Zvolcnskytt 'tr ivo 1, in SKI DJ13Y (4 49/C 74;
"0? ' j \T1 ti;nir ill C 10
N o .J' ti'
(2) "lesinsky`t Ftr 1,:.---t iro 2, in j''=bbY (2 49/T 44)a
Personnel not yat ac;si;ned,but 20 La-7s, with tail
wheels rc.aoved, svailabiu at the PIL~61211dY airfield.
(3) "Gcne3?al j Lefaniktl Zecn i-10 449 in
() Co. i1taZi
tciif Capt Joilann
OZ officer~ ;,:apt iiiro1 41'~Zl~/ ~l
Co of it s uadron: Capt J'oala;nn P :VLUVIC.
( ) The re iiaent had only two squadrons, the third being
a cadre unit. It was equipped t?rii,_. cyizTht twin-en 'ine
6iobels, tan Piesc:ler Storches, and five Pipars.
(4) tt Cpavsky" Air :do 30, in
(a) Jo: andz
00: It Col !tudols C-ALBAVY
-Deputy .,O: .,,a j Jo.iann
vJ of one squadron: lot Lt Jo of i?13i:a:yiI A
Deputy Squ.. drJn L:,--.der: 2d Lt Vndruas _1.WLIS
n i.i er: t .if Capt'i 1:L.iciiae1 dY13,kil.
(b) The re iment 'tad only two squadrons, the third b--in-
I? k.2
cadr. unit. It wao e_iuipped with ei ;fhteen Il-2s. It
received 15 newly-pronoted lieutenants and about 25 i3COs
in June 1948.
L ILJ~ a=i Y.
(5) Irairiln 6clua:tron i?o 4, in
(a) Jo: 2d idt Or4JdIS
(b) The squadron :iad 4 La-5s, 4 AL^ado--96s, 2 x-Ll,-,,t:uasp
4 'iperss 2 '.ieael: r .)torc1'iee an:i 4 Buecker-C-4s.
6. Air 'sranaport in r' : ~C~z~-liL.~-LY
1 ui-)pea wi-~nh Ju-52 end JC-3 transports, which were pro-
k~a::l;y i to :`.~':'?.2 ~_)JZ t -.,aratroopers in t:.:a event
of war.
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7o Tilc cadre unite mentioned were ,3c:eduled to be converted
into regular units, in accordance with available per-
oonnel and material/ The initial organization of furth r
air corps and air divisions wau oche:iuled in the event
of vam.
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basic or,_ anization of tii:,' Jzechoelovakian Ur Force,
au described in thie re, ort, was known. Tlie most
essential ite,a of infoy'::cation is tile confirmation of the
existence of the 30th ?.a, tie,.;t in iiL' :'Jvli+`io which was first
reported in June 1949.(z)
It is unlikely tnat there is an independent General Staff
of the Ozechociovakian sir i orou. he terra "General :itaff"
of the ~i orce" desivna tea the Ur Force Department with-
in the general staff of the . riay. Onl;j five departments
have been known to exist within this ~:lleral .,taff, the
existence of a ?i1 1::partmaent being reported :nor t ze first
tide.
# _acritioned in a mswspaper raport of July 1947. As ;i ;nment
reported for the first ti..ie.
Probably the 10t!1 Ftr degt o
;ol i L.4.JO harl been believed 'co be OO of the 2d Air Div.
.At Col was formerly CO of the 2d kir rte; t, in
00 is 42d Air ten
va.ted.
has been believed to be in PILS :;N0
000 AssiJn rerlt of -ail:: r~5th .:~~? ~d: t to the 2d fir .Div was
reported for tale firs U ti.:ire. It wms previously assumed
that tili; re,;Laent and to e 24th Bmr deft were aaeioned
to the 6th .rir Div. It r,--rains to be c]m ri.L'ied w iieth: r
the Gtii -yir #)iv cni the 2--th .ar .Le t have been deacti-
it' of.iicers mentioned as its beg ~ of the Ill and IV
Air Oorpe are not lint-d in Ot files
i!l~ follo,vi.n per~:oi nei of the IV Air Corps were knon:
staff Japt f:ornaerly Deputy CO of the 2d Ptr ;pert
Lt Jol G.kL.a.kVY (from r -'-ports)
lot Lt mentioned as a squadron leader in
the 30th ::ir .Let in a previous r::porto . (zz)
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