▁It ▁mostly ▁ful fil s ▁tasks ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁Section ▁ 2 6 ▁of ▁Act ▁No . ▁ 2 1 9 , ▁which ▁describes ▁the ▁president ▁in ▁his / her ▁authority ▁as ▁commander ▁in ▁chief ▁being ▁the ▁superior ▁to ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Office ▁( current ly ▁Major ▁General ▁Jan ▁Ka še ). ▁It ▁also ▁organ izes ▁military ▁protocol ▁during ▁state ▁vis its ▁of ▁foreign ▁leaders ▁to ▁Prag ue ▁and ▁appro ves ▁other ▁senior ▁military ▁appoint ments ▁in ▁the ▁armed ▁forces . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁President ▁Tom áš ▁G arr igue ▁Mas ary k . ▁Its ▁functions ▁were ▁interrupted ▁at ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁when ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁inv aded ▁and ▁occupied ▁Prag ue . ▁After ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁its ▁functions ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁London ▁while ▁serving ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁ex ile . ▁It ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁when ▁commun ists ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Its ▁functions ▁were ▁restored ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁following ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁commun ism ▁and ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁Czech oslov ak ia . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁ ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁of ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁ ▁Prag ue ▁Castle ▁Guard ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁S ources ▁ ▁Prag ue ▁Castle ▁ ▁Un