Czechoslovak infantry battalion in the Second World War
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Czechoslovak 11th Infantry Battalion – East
Active
World War II
Country
Czechoslovakia
Branch
Army
Type
Infantry
Engagements
Syria–Lebanon Campaign, Siege of Tobruk
Commanders
Colonel of the Regiment
Lt-Col Karel Klapálek, DSO
Notable commanders
Lt-Col Karel Klapálek, DSO
Military unit
The Czechoslovak 11th Infantry Battalion – East (Czech: 11. československý pěší prapor — Východní) was a Czechoslovak infantry battalion in the Second World War. It served under the British Middle East Command in the Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre.
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