Abstract:
The Czechoslovakian exile government also needed to back up its political activity
with military force. Therefore it attempted to built and strengthen Czechoslovakian foreign
units, but there was a lack of human resources. Therefore the National Defence Ministry
tried to find volunteers from the compatriotic minorities across the Atlantic, particularly in
Canada and in the United States of America. Therefore, an army mission was planned and
sent out to prepare and carry out a recruitment campaign. Their work was preceded by
a few relatively long months of negotiations with the British and Canadian authorities in
order to clarify what was wanted on all sides and to lay down the conditions for the work of
the Czechoslovakian army mission in America.
