Czech-Slovak Battlegroup

Czech-Slovak Battlegroup
Lineup	July 1, 2009
Country	Czech Republic Slovakia
Armed forces	European Union
Armed forces	EU Battlegroup
Branch of service	Battlegroup, for example: combat group
Strength	2,500 soldiers
Insinuation	Czech armed forces

The Czech-Slovak Battlegroup is an EU battlegroup run by the Czech Republic , in which Slovakia is also a participant.

composition

The combat group consists of 2500 soldiers, of which 2100 are Czech and 400 Slovak soldiers . It was first activated in the second half of 2009.

The combat group is able to deploy a rapid reaction force at a distance of up to 6,000 km within ten days .

See also

• Visegrád Battlegroup
• Central European Defense Cooperation
• Warsaw Pact
• NATO

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chiara Bonaiuti, Achille Lodovisi: Sicurezza, controllo e Finanza. Le nuove dimensioni del mercato degli armamenti ( it ). Editoriale Jaca Book, Milan 2010, ISBN 8816409274 (Retrieved July 7, 2015).
2. ^ Members of the EU Military Committee at the COLLECTIVE SHIELD 2009 Exercise in the Czech Republic . In: Website of the Czech EU presidency 2009 . Czech Government. 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
3. ^ Report on the Foreign Policy of the Czech Republic: between January 2006 and December 2006 . Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic, Prague 2007, ISBN 8086345599 (accessed July 7, 2015).
4. ↑ Charles Heyman: The Armed Forces of the European Union, 2012-2013 ( s ) 2011 . Casemate Publishers.
5. ↑ Češi vytvoří v rámci EU bojové uskupení také s Němci (cs) . In: Česká televize , July 30, 2009. Accessed July 7, 2015.