Hlinka Guard
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The Hlinka Guard was the militia maintained by the Slovak People's Party in the period from 1938 to 1945; it was named after Andrej Hlinka.
Commander of Hlinka Guard Interior Minister Alexander Mach and German Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick visit in Nazi Germany
A Hlinka Guard propaganda poster, "March 14, Hlinka Guard Day", 1939
Hlinka Guard
Slovak Republic (1939–1945)
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Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, and from 14 March until 21 July 1939 officially known as the Slovak State, was a partially recognized client state of Nazi Germany which existed between 14 Ma
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…Minister Wilhelm Frick visit in Nazi Germany Agency overview Formed 1938 Preceding agency Rodobrana Dissolved 1945 Type Paramilitary Jurisdiction Slovak Republic Headquarters Bratislava Ministers responsible Jozef Tiso, High Commander (1938–45) Karol Sidor, Minister of Interior (1938–39) Alexander Mach, Minister…
Vojtech Tuka served as prime minister and minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic
Celebration of the second anniversary of Slovak independence with members of Hlinka Guard and Slovak Army at Hviezdoslav Square in Bratislava, 14 March 1941
A Slovak-Nazi propaganda poster, "Our friendship is inseparable!", 1940
Tiso (sitting), with Hitler, Slovak minister of defence Ferdinand Čatloš and Wilhelm Keitel in Salzburg, 1940