Slovak partisans
Slovak partisans were fighters in irregular military groups participating in the Slovak resistance movement, including against Nazi Germany and collaborationism during World War II.
Beginning
Slovak partisans were an anti-fascist militia formed immediately following the creation of the First Slovak Republic in 1939, to fight against Nazis and their collaborators. Men and women both fought in the ranks of partisan units, as well as Jews and Christians alike. Slovak partisans had mixed loyalties as many were deeply nationalistic and wanted to maintain an independent Slovak Republic free of fascism, while many others were socialists who forged strong links with the Soviet Union and Soviet partisans. Slovak partisans mainly carried out acts of sabotage. Their largest anti-Nazi military engagement was the
Jewish brigades
Famous partisans
There were many famous Slovak partisans but none more famous than the famous Ján Nálepka, and Viliam Zingor .
- Martin Petrasek
- Rudolf Vrba
- Ján Nálepka
- Viliam Zingor
- Emil Perko
- Karol Adler
- Haviva Reik
- Ludovit Kukorelli
- Jan Fedak
- Viola Valachova
- Katarina Chutkova
- Jan Kovac
- Zelma Steiner
- Egon Roth
- Jan Usiak
- Michal Pavlovic
- Milos Uher
- Irena Káňová[3]
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In MemoriamChaviva ReikovaSlovak-Jewish partisan
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In Memoriam Viola Valachova partisan
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Jan Usiak partisan commander
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Michal Pavlovic partisan
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-86516-426-0.
- ^ Ryšavý, Vavro (1981). Žilina a Slovenské národné povstanie (in Slovak). Universum Sokol Publications. p. 144.
- SME(in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
Further reading
- Schvarc, Michal. "Masová exekúcia v Sklenom 21. septembra 1944 v širšom dejinnom kontexte" (PDF). Pamät národna. National Memory Institute: 4–13.