The Slovak National Uprising was an attempted insurrection organised by the Slovak resistance during the Second World War. It was directed on the one hand against the German invasion of Slovakia by th
Monument to the National Uprising in Banská Bystrica
Edvard Beneš, 1940–1945 President of the Czechoslovak government in exile in London
Gustáv Husák, Leading functionary of the Slovak Communists (1986)
Lieutant Colonel Ján Golian, First commander-in-chief of the insurgent army.
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
Slovak National Uprising
…attempted insurrection organised by the Slovak resistance during the Second World War. It was directed on the one hand against the German invasion of Slovakia by the Wehrmacht, which began on 29 August 1944, and on the other against the Slovak collaborationist regime of the Ludaks under Jozef Tiso. It was one…
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