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This paper introduces the specifics of war marriages in the Czechoslovak Legions in Russia during the period of their involvement in the Russian Civil War. After a brief introduction to the historical context, it aims to describe the restrictions imposed on marriages for Czechoslovak legionnaires and their reasons which eventually led to a temporary total ban of war marriages within the Legion for several months after the 1st Convention of Czechoslovak army in the summer of 1918. The paper also explains why and under what conditions the marriages were later re-enabled, what the consequences of marrying without permission were and what legal means the army used to combat high numbers of illegal marriages within its ranks.