Czechoslovakia and the Suez Crisis: The Preparation of a Czechoslovak Troop for Possible Service on the Sinai Peninsula Cover Image

Československo a suezská krize: Příprava československé vojenské jednotky na možné nasazení na Sinajském poloostrově
Czechoslovakia and the Suez Crisis: The Preparation of a Czechoslovak Troop for Possible Service on the Sinai Peninsula

Author(s): Milan Vyhlídal
Subject(s): History
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Czechoslovakia; the Soviet Union; the Suez Crisis; shooting supplies; UN; the 80th Rifle Battalion

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the role of Czechoslovakia in the period of the Suez Crisis. It comes with the outline of mutual relations (especially in the military area) before the crisis and during this war. It briefly discusses shooting supplies and activities of military instructor groups with future prospects. The core of this study informs a reader about the establishment of the Czechoslovak battalion for needs of the United Nations’ action to stop military operations in Egypt. All events are put in broader context of the world history at that time.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 45
  • Page Range: 205-216
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech