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
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
The history of Slovakia spans from prehistoric settlements to the modern Slovak Republic. Situated in Central Europe, the region’s earliest evidence of human habitation dates to the Palaeolithic era,
The "Miracle of the Rain" depicted on the Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome
The Avar settlement area from the 7th to the 9th century, according to Éva Garam