The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was a protectorate of Nazi Germany established on 16 March 1939 following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia on 15 March 1939. Earlier, following the Munich Agreement of September 1938, Nazi Germany had incorporated the Czech Sudetenland territory as a Reichsgau (October 1938).
The protectorate's population was majority ethnic Czech, while the Sudetenland was majority ethnic German. Following the establishment of the independent Slovak Republic on 14 March 1939, and the German occupation of the Czech rump state the next day, Adolf Hitler established the protectorate on 16 March 1939 by a proclamation from Prague Castle.
The Protectorate was a nominally autonomous Nazi-administered territory which the German government considered part of the Greater German Reich. The state's existence came to an end with the surrender of Germany to the Allies in 1945.
The protectorate's population was majority ethnic Czech, while the Sudetenland was majority ethnic German. Following the establishment of the independent Slovak Republic on 14 March 1939, and the German occupation of the Czech rump state the next day, Adolf Hitler established the protectorate on 16 March 1939 by a proclamation from Prague Castle.
The Protectorate was a nominally autonomous Nazi-administered territory which the German government considered part of the Greater German Reich. The state's existence came to an end with the surrender of Germany to the Allies in 1945.
Regierungstruppe
Regierungstruppe (also known as Vládni Vojsko) was the army raised in the German protectorate in Böhmen und Mähren (Bohemia-Moravia).
This army was not allowed to exceed 8.000, but it never reached more than 7.000 members, but this inclded 40 generals (this does not include the 15 civilian administrators in the army that held an equivalent rank).
The units was used for ceremonial duties and guarding important installations in the protectorate until May 1944 when 11 of the 12 battalions were sent to Italy. They were used to construct defensive installations until the autumn (by which time over 10% had deserted) when they were sent home.
Most of the soldiers left the army in 1944 when their four-year tour of duty expired and the remaining soldiers joined the resistance near the end of the war.
Order of battle
Inspectorate Brno
4 x Battalion
4 x Company (each)
Inspectorate Hradec Krolové
4 x Battalion
4 x Company (each)
Inspectorate Prague
4 x Battalion
4 x Company (each)
This army was not allowed to exceed 8.000, but it never reached more than 7.000 members, but this inclded 40 generals (this does not include the 15 civilian administrators in the army that held an equivalent rank).
The units was used for ceremonial duties and guarding important installations in the protectorate until May 1944 when 11 of the 12 battalions were sent to Italy. They were used to construct defensive installations until the autumn (by which time over 10% had deserted) when they were sent home.
Most of the soldiers left the army in 1944 when their four-year tour of duty expired and the remaining soldiers joined the resistance near the end of the war.
Order of battle
Inspectorate Brno
4 x Battalion
4 x Company (each)
Inspectorate Hradec Krolové
4 x Battalion
4 x Company (each)
Inspectorate Prague
4 x Battalion
4 x Company (each)