ISBN: 9781156535332

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: No. 311 Squadron Raf, No. 310 Squadron Raf, No. 312 Squadron Raf, People's Militias, Arms Shipments From Czechoslovakia to Israel 1947-1949, State Defense Guard, I Corps, No. 313 Squadron Raf, Military University Department, Svazarm, Czechoslovak Legion, Czechoslovak Military Units on Eastern Front. Excerpt: Between June 1947 and October 31, 1949 the Jewish agency (later to become the Israeli government) seeking weapons for Operation Balak, made several purchases of weapons in Czechoslovakia, some of them of former German army weapons, captured by the Czechoslovak army on its national territory, or newly produced German weapons from Czechoslovakia's post-war production. The Czechoslovak partner in this deal was the department of Ministry of National Defense called "Secretariat D", under command of general J. Heman. One of the first large contracts was signed on January 14, 1948, and included 200 MG 34 machine guns, 4,500 P 18 rifles and 50,400,000 rounds of ammunition. The deliveries from Czechoslovakia proved important for the establishment of Israel. Total deliveries (confirmed until October 1948)Infantry weapons Other infantry weapons Ammunition Aircraft Some of the aircraft were lost en route to Israel. The delivery of aircraft began on May 20 1948, and was conducted from the Czechoslovak airfield near the town of atec, and in the Czechoslovak army delivery operations were summary known under codename Akce atec (Operation atec).Some of the deliveries were not finished until after cessation of hostilities. Only eighteen Spitfires reached Israel prior to end of war by direct flight from Czechoslovakia (operations Velveta 1 in September (6 planes) and Velveta 2 in December 1948 (12 planes), both operations with a refueling stop in Yugoslavia. During operation Velveta 2 Books Military-Of-Czechoslovakia~~Books-Llc General Books LLC<

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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: LIFE JOURNEY, 48 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=3mm, Gew.=82gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert