Retrained and Rearmed

The Slovakian Army’s uprising against their German foe had failed in the center, and that in the eastern part of Slovakia was in danger of collapsing as well. The last substantial reserve was the 2nd Czechoslovakian Airborne Brigade, which was comprised of Soviet-trained former POWs and had been flown …

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The Slovakian Army’s uprising against their German foe had failed in the center, and that in the eastern part of Slovakia was in danger of collapsing as well. The last substantial reserve was the 2nd Czechoslovakian Airborne Brigade, which was comprised of Soviet-trained former POWs and had been flown n weeks earlier to organize the local populace against possible German occupation. Although these paratroops had been re-trained in the ways of the Red Army, many of their officers felt that the best way to fight the Germans was via guerilla warfare. As some headed for the hills, others maintained their military bearing as they attempted to defend the headquarters of the uprising, located in the town of Banska Bystricka.

Banska Bystricka, Slovakia

The Slovak National Uprising (Slovak: Slovenské národné povstanie, abbreviated SNP) was an armed insurrection organized by the Slovak resistance movement during World War II. This resistance movement was represented mainly by the members of the Democratic Party, but also by social democrats and Communists, albeit on a smaller scale. It was launched on 29 August 1944 from Banská Bystrica in an attempt to resist German troops that had occupied Slovak territory and to overthrow the collaborationist government of Jozef Tiso. Although the resistance was largely defeated by German forces, guerrilla operations continued until the Red Army, Czechoslovak Army and Romanian Army liberated Fascist Slovakia in 1945.

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