Czechoslovak National Council - was at war in 1916 as the representative body of the Czechoslovak foreign resistance. Chairman was Tom� G. Masaryk, the Secretary General of Edvard Bene�, Vice-Presidents post occupied Milan R. Stefanik and Josef D�rich.

One of the main tasks of the Czechoslovak National Council was the establishment of a foreign army, which would have given the seriousness of the idea of ??an independent state. It prospered as the first volunteer units were created in France at the beginning of the war and the considerable potential loomed in other states, particularly in Russia. There Czechoslovak Legion became a force with which they had to all parties involved in the conflict really count. Now the successful deployment of the Czechoslovak legions in Russia, but also units on the Italian and French front, increased the prestige �SNR in negotiations with the Allies. The victorious powers Czechoslovak National Council officially recognized, in the summer of 1918, before the November end of World War II. Czechoslovak National Council formally expired November 14, 1918, the day of the first Czechoslovak government, led by a chairman Karel Kramar.