Jozef Tiso
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Jozef Gašpar Tiso was a Slovak politician, dictator, and Catholic priest who served as president of the First Slovak Republic, a client state of Nazi Germany during World War II, from 1939 to 1945. Af
Tiso in 1936
Birthplace of Tiso in Bytča, Slovakia
Tiso wearing a clerical collar circa 1918
Jozef Tiso greeting Adolf Hitler, at the railway station of Hitler's headquarters 'Wolfsschanze' in East Prussia, with Alexander von Dörnberg in the middle, October 1941
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
Jozef Tiso
…Hungarian pronunciation: ; 13 October 1887 – 18 April 1947) was a Slovak politician, dictator, and Catholic priest who served as president of the First Slovak Republic, a client state of Nazi Germany during World War II, from 1939 to 1945. After the war, in 1947, he was convicted of treason and executed in Bratislava…
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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