# Ministry of Defence (Czechoslovakia)

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

## List of ministers
### First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938)

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
| 1 | Syrový, JanVáclav Klofáč (1868–1942) | 14 November 1918 | 24 May 1920 | 1 year, 192 days | ČSNS | none |
| 2 | Tusar, VlastimilVlastimil Tusar (1880–1924) | 25 May 1920 | 15 July 1920 | 51 days | ČSSD | none |
| 3 | Markovič, IvanIvan Markovič [cs] (1888–1944) | 16 July 1920 | 14 September 1920 | 60 days | ČSSD | none |
| 4 | Husák, OtakarGeneral Otakar Husák [cs] (1885–1964) | 15 September 1920 | 25 September 1921 | 1 year, 10 days | Independent | none |
| 5 | Udržal, FrantišekFrantišek Udržal (1866–1938) | 26 September 1921 | 8 December 1925 | 4 years, 73 days | RSZML | none |
| 6 | Stříbrný, JiříJiří Stříbrný (1880–1955) | 9 December 1925 | 17 March 1926 | 98 days | ČSNS | none |
| 7 | Syrový, JanGeneral of the Army Jan Syrový (1888–1970) | 18 March 1926 | 11 October 1926 | 207 days | Independent | Czechoslovak Army |
| (5) | Udržal, FrantišekFrantišek Udržal (1866–1938) | 12 October 1926 | 15 September 1929 | 2 years, 338 days | RSZML | none |
| 8 | Viškovský, KarelKarel Viškovský [cs] (1868–1932) | 16 September 1929 | 28 October 1932 | 3 years, 42 days | RSZML | none |
| 9 | Bradáč, BohumírBohumír Bradáč [cs] (1881–1935) | 29 October 1932 | 3 June 1935 | 2 years, 217 days | RSZML | none |
| 10 | Machník, FrantišekFrantišek Machník [cs] (1886–1967) | 3 June 1935 | 21 September 1938 | 3 years, 101 days | RSZML | none |

### Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–1939)

| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
| 1 | | Syrový, JanGeneral of the Army Jan Syrový (1888–1970) | 22 September 1938 | 27 April 1939 | 217 days | Independent | Czechoslovak Army |

### Czechoslovak government-in-exile (1940–1945)

| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
| 1 | | Ingr, SergějGeneral of the Army Sergěj Ingr (1894–1956) | 21 July 1940 | 19 September 1944 | 4 years, 60 days | Independent | Czechoslovak Army |
| 2 | | Masaryk, JanJan Masaryk (1886–1948) | 20 September 1944 | 3 April 1945 | 195 days | Independent | none |

### Third Czechoslovak Republic (1945–1948)

| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
| 1 | | Svoboda, LudvíkGeneral of the Army Ludvík Svoboda (1895–1979) | 4 April 1945 | 7 June 1948 | 3 years, 64 days | Independent | Czechoslovak Army |

### Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1948–1989)

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
| 1 | Svoboda, LudvíkGeneral of the Army Ludvík Svoboda (1895–1979) | 7 June 1948 | 24 April 1950 | 1 year, 321 days | KSČ | Czechoslovak Army |
| 2 | Čepička, AlexejGeneral of the Army Alexej Čepička (1910–1990) | 25 April 1950 | 24 April 1956 | 5 years, 365 days | KSČ | Czechoslovak Army |
| 3 | Andrejčák, ImrichGeneral of the Army Bohumír Lomský [cs] (1914–1982) | 25 April 1956 | 23 April 1968 | 11 years, 364 days | KSČ | Czechoslovak People's Army |
| 4 | Dzúr, MartinGeneral of the Army Martin Dzúr (1919–1985) | 24 April 1968 | 11 January 1985 | 16 years, 262 days | KSČ | Czechoslovak People's Army |
| 5 | Václavík, MilánGeneral of the Army Milán Václavík (1928–2007) | 11 January 1985 | 3 December 1989 | 4 years, 326 days | KSČ | Czechoslovak People's Army |

### Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1989–1992)

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Defence branch |
| 1 | Vacek, MiroslavGeneral of the Army Miroslav Vacek (1935–2022) | 4 December 1989 | 17 October 1990 | 317 days | KSČ | Czechoslovak Army |
| 2 | Dobrovský, LubošLuboš Dobrovský (1932–2020) | 18 October 1990 | 1 July 1992 | 1 year, 257 days | OF | none |
| 3 | Andrejčák, ImrichGeneral Imrich Andrejčák (1941–2018) | 2 July 1992 | 31 December 1992 | 182 days | HZDS | Czechoslovak Army |

## Ministry of National Defence troops, late 1980s

The Ministry was located in Prague, but many directorates had installations outside the capital.
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.
* 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 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