Military post: Czechoslovak army in Siberia

Military post: Czechoslovak army in Siberia
(Military post)

During the war of 1914-1918 many Czech and Slovak soldiers in the Austro-Hungarian armies surrendered to ther Russian army.
After the war 70.000 of these formed an army in Siberia and fought the Bolshevists. They issued stamps for their own postal services and these were also sold to the public on the Siberian Railway.

from left to right:
25 K: church in Irkutsk
50K: armoured train Orlik
1R: Sentry

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Military post: Czechoslovak army in Siberia (Military post)

Military post: Czechoslovak army in Siberia
(Military post)