The Czech Legion 1914-20

THE CZECH LEGION WAS NOT JUST A SINGLE MILITARY UNIT, BUT A VOLUNTEER ARMY THAT FIELDED UP TO 100,000 TROOPS ON THE ALLIED SIDE ON THE THREE MAJOR FRONTS OF THE WAR. SINCE ONLY THE DEFEAT OF AUSTRO-HUNGARY AND GERMANY OFFERED ANY HOPE OF CZECH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE, THEY WERE AMONGST THE MOST MOTIVATED AND STEADFAST OF THE ALLIED FORCES.