How Czechs & Slovaks helped the Red Army crush the Nazis

The 1st Separate Czechoslovak Battalion was the first foreign formation in the Red Army during World War II. Six of its servicemen became 'Heroes of the Soviet Union'.

"The Czechs showed themselves to be brave warriors, they did not back down in battle, they did not hold on to their lives and sacrificed them without hesitation when it was necessary." This is how Soviet artilleryman Roman Glok