Not to be confused with Army of the Czech Republic.
Armed Forces of the Czech Republic
Ozbrojené síly České republiky(Czech)
Founded
January 1, 1993
Current form
1999
Service branches
Army Military Office of the President Castle Guard
Headquarters
Prague, Czech Republic
Leadership
President of the Republic
Petr Pavel
Prime Minister
Petr Fiala
Minister of Defence
Jana Černochová
Chief of the General Staff
Karel Řehka
Related articles
Ranks
Czech military ranks
The Armed Forces of the Czech Republic (Czech: Ozbrojené síly České republiky) are the military forces of the Czech Republic. They consist of the Army of the Czech Republic, the Military Office of the President of the Czech Republic and the Castle Guard, as defined by the Act No. 219/1999, on the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. The current supreme commander of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic is President of the Republic Petr Pavel.[1]
The term Armed Forces of the Czech Republic is defined by law. However, in several Czech military documents it is also used for the actual Army of the Czech Republic. For example, 2004 Doctrine of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic is called Doctrine of the Army of the Czech Republic (Doktrína Armády České republiky).[2][3] Moreover, in 2011 White Paper on Defence the term armed forces is understood differently from its definition in Act No. 219/1999 and includes Land, Air, Special and Support Forces, Military Police, Military Intelligence, Military Office of the Czech President and Castle Guard.[4] On the other hand, 2015 Security Strategy of the Czech Republic states that "the armed forces, with the Army of the Czech Republic at their core, play a key role in supporting the implementation of the defence policy."[5]
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^"Doctrine of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic". Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
^"České strategické dokumenty". Ministerstvo obrany České republiky. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
^"The White Paper on Defence 2011". Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
^"Strategy and Doctrine". Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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