although poland did not became a theater of a successful fight for the restoration of czechoslovakia and the official existence of the czechoslovak legion was only short-lived, its impact on the morale of the emerging czechoslovak resistance in exile and its international recognition was huge. the recognition from the french government came shortly thereafter and the czechoslovak army in france was officially created on 2 october 1939, though the western front saw no action for months. the core of the army in france consisted mainly of the exiled soldiers who passed the refugees centre in kraków or the camp in bronowice.