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Czechoslovak 11th Infantry Battalion

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Active
  
Type
  
Country
  
Czechoslovakia

Colonel ofthe Regiment
  
Engagements
  
Syria-Lebanon campaign, Siege of Tobruk

Notablecommanders
  
Lt. Col. Karel Klapálek, DSO

The 11th Infantry Battalion — East (Czech: 11. československý pěší prapor — Východní) was a Czechoslovak infantry battalion during World War II. It served with British Commonwealth forces in the Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre. The 2008 Czech film, Tobruk, which depicts experiences of a Czechoslovak battalion in 1941, was nominated for the 2009 best film Czech Lion award.

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Czechoslovak 11th Infantry Battalion Wikipedia


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