Military Intelligence (Czech Republic)

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Military Intelligence
Vojenské zpravodajství
Agency overview
Formed1919 (1919)
JurisdictionMinistry of Defence of the Czech Republic
HeadquartersPrague, Czech Republic
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Defense
Websitehttp://vzcr.cz

Military Intelligence (

Office for Foreign Relations and Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Police of the Czech Republic, General Customs Directorate.[1]

Czech Military Intelligence also predicted the annexation of Crimea and the development of Ukraine. Military Intelligence also reported that Russia is trying to change the internal political situation in post-Soviet states where the most successful change was in Ukraine.[2]

History

The history of the Military Intelligence (Vojenského Zpravodajství) dates back to the

first world war when the first intelligence groups were formed in the Czechoslovak Legions
. The foundation of what would be Czech military intelligence would be laid down on October 28, 1918.

Director

The current director of Military Intelligence is Lieutenant General Jan Beroun who was born in 1962. He graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, United States. He became director of Military Intelligence on 22 October 2014. He is skilled in English and a passive speaker of Russian.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Report on The Activities of Military Intelligence in The Year 2009 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 5/02/2011.
  2. ^ Czech intelligence predicted Russian annexation of Crimea Archived 2015-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 2/04/2015.
  3. ^ Director of Military Intelligence - Colonel Jan Beroun, Retrieved 28/03/2015.
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