| Czech Land Forces | |
|---|---|
| Pozemní síly | |
 Emblem of the Czech Land Forces | |
| Founded | 1 January 1993 (32 years, 9 months) |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Type | Army |
| Role | Land warfare |
| Size | 13,000 soldiers[1] |
| Part of | Army of the Czech Republic |
| Headquarters | Olomouc |
| Engagements | IFOR SFOR Kosovo Force War in Iraq War in Afghanistan EUTM Mali |
| Website | Official Website |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Brigadier General Josef Trojánek |
| Deputy Commander | Brigadier General Róbert Dziak |
| Insignia | |
| National emblem[Note 1] |  |
| Flag |  |
TheCzech Land Forces[3] (Czech:Pozemní síly)[Note 2] are theland warfare forces of theCzech Republic. The Land Forces consisting of various types ofarms and services complemented byair andspecial operations forces constitute the core of theArmy of the Czech Republic.[4] Land ForcesCommand is located inOlomouc.[1]
Peacetime structure comprises twomechanizedbrigades, anairborneregiment and specialized regiments ofartillery,logistics,engineers,CBRN defence,reconnaissance andelectronic warfare. Mechanized brigades are equipped with various types ofcombat vehicles to ensure the execution of different combat operations.[4]
The Czech Land Forces are the biggest and decisive part of the Army of the Czech Republic. In coordination with other services they are organized to defend the national territory. Under a crisis situation and in the event of hostilities they form the core of operationtask force of theallied joint force and eventually they are complemented bymobilized units. The Land Forces are also designed for fulfilment of commitment in compliance with theArticle 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and tasks on behalf of the state administration authorities.[5]
Small arms of the Czech Land Forces are mainly supplied byCZUB, e.g.CZ 805 BREN andBREN 2 assault rifles,CZ 75 andCZ P-10 pistols andCZ Scorpion Evo 3 submachine guns. The Czech Armed Forces are equipped with over 3,000T810,T815 andT815-7 vehicles of various modifications produced byTatra.[6]
Principal weapons systems of the Czech Land Forces include theLeopard 2A4 tanks gifted from Germany,T-72 tanks (specifically theT-72M4CZ modernized in Czech Republic), BVP-2infantry fighting vehicles (Czechoslovak-produced version ofBMP-2),Pandur II andIveco LMV wheeled combat vehicles and152mm vz. 77 DANAself-propelledhowitzers.
Air defence andhelicopter units are part of theCzech Air Force.
Major armaments and combat equipment as of 1 January 2023:[7]
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Land ForcesCommand (Czech:Velitelství pozemních sil) is located inOlomouc.[1]Prague was the location of Land Forces Command from July 2013 to June 2020. Between 2003 and 2013 Land Forces were an integral part of the Joint Forces Command in Olomouc.
The command structure ishierarchical, withbrigades andregiments controlling groups of units. Major units arebattalion-sized, and minor units arecompany orplatoon-sized units. Airborne Regiment has a unique structure comprising severalcommandos and centres.[8]
Czech Land Forces are composed of both Regular (full-time) andActive Reserve (part-time) units. Active Reserve platoons, companies and specialized units are affiliated to respective regular units. Moreover, there are 14Regional Military Headquarters of the Territorial Command, and each one has an Active Reserve infantry company.[9]
Transformation of the 600-strong 43rd Airborne Battalion to 43rd Airborne Regiment with more than 1,200 soldiers scheduled for October 2020 is based upon the2014 Wales summit declaration regarding theNATO Response Force and Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF).[10][8]
MOD's Logistics Agency has been building the Host Nation Support (HNS) Battalion inRakovník since October 2018. HNS Battalion is not part of the Land Forces as it reports directly to the Logistics Agency.[17]
The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Armádní generál | Generálporučík | Generálmajor | Brigádní generál | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Poručík | |||||||||||||||
The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.
| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Czech Land Forces[18] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Štábní praporčík | Nadpraporčík | Praporčík | Nadrotmistr | Rotmistr | Rotný | Četař | Desátník | Svobodník | Vojín | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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