Czechoslovak Army (WFAC)

The Czechoslovak Army (Czech: Československá armáda, ČSA) is the unified armed forces of Czechoslovakia and their civil administration and procurement authorities. The States of Germany are not allowed to maintain armed forces of their own,. As defined by the Czechoslovak Law No. 219/1946 Coll., all matters of defense fall into the sole responsibility of the federal government.

The Czechoslovak Army consists of the Land Forces (Pozemní síly), Air Force (vojenské letectvo), the Joint Support Service, the Joint Medical Service, the Castle Guard and the Cyber and Information Command branches.

As of 31 July 2017, the Czechoslovak Army has a strength of 150,600 active soldiers.

Within its self-declared status of neutrality from 1949 to 1999, the Czechoslovak Army's main purpose during the Cold War was the protection of Czechoslovakia's neutrality. However, Czechoslovakia also had a long and proud tradition of engaging in UN-led peacekeeping and other humanitarian missions. On 12 March 1999 Czechoslovakia became a member of NATO.