The heyday of Milovice
1918 – 1938

Weapons workshop of the infantry training school, photo from 1928

After the establishment of Czechoslovakia, training of larger units associated with live fire was resumed at the Milovice Military Camp. In September 1919, the central school for infantry troops was established in Milovice, later renamed to infantry training school. On October the 1^st, 1928, an instruction battalion was established at this school, whose goal was to conduct model training, test out new armament and to try out various fighting methods.

The first tank of the Czechoslovakian army, Renault FT in Milovice

During the 1920s, the Czechoslovak tank army was born in Milovice. The first Renault FT tanks were received by the Special Combat Units Command (V.Z.B.Ú.) in Milovice in 1922. The army brought a railway from Lysá nad Labem to Milovice. The military towpath was put into operation in 1921 and from 1923 it was also used to transport civilians.

Š. 16 aircraft in Milovice in 1930

In 1922, the Artillery Balloon Company was transferred to Milovice. The place where its hangar stood is still called Balonka. In 1925, the Boží Dar airport was put into operation, where various fighter squadrons took turns. The Milovice training ground functioned as a testing ground for the Czechoslovak Army. During the 1930s, top-secret tests were carried out here as part of the development of border fortifications.

Romanian King Carol II.

Various state visits alternated in Milovice. President T. G. Masaryk was in Milovice several times. He first visited the military camp on June 22^nd, 1920. Italian General Andrea Graziani attended the ceremonial unveiling of the monuments to Italian prisoners of war at the military cemetery. In 1936, the Romanian King Carol II came to Milovice to observe a military exercise together with President Beneš.