The Czechoslovak Legion operated steamers and an icebreaker from Vladivostok in 1918. It also used steamers on Lake Baikal during its operations across Russia. These forces preceded the legion's withdrawal and the First Czechoslovak Republic's organization of inherited river craft at home.
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The Czechoslovak Legion's improvised fleets in Russia
Before Czechoslovakia organized inherited Elbe and Danube craft, its legion had operated steamers and an icebreaker around Vladivostok and Lake Baikal.