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Name: Hungarian-Czechoslovak War

Type: Event

Start: 1918 AD

End: 1919 AD

Parent: Aftermath of World War I

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Was a war between Hungary and Czechoslovakia after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of World War I.

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  • June 1919: In the face of advancing Hungarian troops, the Allies began to put pressure on the Hungarian government and, within three weeks with Kun's assurances of Russian support failing to materialize, Hungary was forced to withdraw from Slovakia.

  • 1. Czech invasion of northern Slovakia


    Was a Czech military operation against Hungary in northern Slovakia.

  • November 1918: In Trnava, the Hungarians created an armed guard.
  • November 1918: Colonel Hančík with 120 men occupied Trnava.
  • November 1918: The Czech units occupied Turany.
  • November 1918: The Hungarians occupied Vrútky and forced the Czechoslovaks to retreat on the north bank of the Váh towards Žilina.
  • November 1918: The Czech war council designated a new temporary demarcation line with Hungary: Bratislava - north bank of the Danube - along Ipeľ - Pinciná - estuary of Uhu to Laborec - along Uhu - Užocký pas.
  • November 1918: Piešťany and Hlohovec are occupied by Czech troops.
  • November 1918: Czechoslovakia wanted to include the territory of Slovakia (then Upper Hungary), which until now belonged to Hungary. On November 2, the 25th Battalion entered Slovakia.
  • November 1918: Czechoslovak forces penetrated through Gbely to Malacek.
  • November 1918: On November 8, a temporary demarcation line between Hungary and Czechoslovakia was negotiated between Lieutenant Ripka and Hungarian Major Brandstätter, leading from Devínská Nová Ves to Malinský vrch and further to the Little Carpathians.
  • December 1918: Other Czech reinforcements arrived in Hlohovec, which by 10 December occupied the towns of Sereď, Modra and Pezinok.
  • November 1918: Czechoslovaks commanded by Captain Kurz occupied Žilina without a fight.
  • November 1918: The city of Turany was conquered by a Hungarian armored train.
  • November 1918: Czechoslovaks occupied Trenčín and then the main strongholds in Pováží.
  • November 1918: The Hungarians were defeated and Trnava found itself in Czechoslovak hands again.
  • December 1918: Schöbl then sent the 1st Volunteer Regiment, commanded by Major Pirník, to secure the surroundings of Nitra.

  • 2. Czech invasion of eastern Slovakia


    Was a Czech military operation against Hungary in eastern Slovakia.

  • December 1918: Košice was occupied by the Czechoslovaks, ending the Slovak People's Republic.
  • December 1918: The Slovak People's Republic was a short-existing state which lasted from 11 December to 29 December 1918.
  • December 1918: Czechoslovak forces occupied Spišská Nová Ves.
  • December 1918: Zbolen was occupied by Czechoslovak troops.
  • December 1918: Until 25 December 1918 the whole of Pováží and the area up to Spišská Nová Ves were secured.
  • December 1918: Prešov was occupied by Czechoslovak forces.
  • December 1918: The Czechoslovak army occupied Poprad with an armored train.

  • 3. Czech invasion of southern Slovakia


    Was a Czech military operation against Hungary in southern Slovakia.

  • January 1919: Komárno conquered by Czechoslovak Republic.
  • January 1919: The Ipeľ basin was cleared from the Hungarians via Kováčová, Bušinka, Mikušovka to Pinciná. These territories were occupied by Czechoslovak troops.
  • January 1919: The southern bank of Ipeľ was occupied by Czechoslovak troops.
  • January 1919: The cities of Perečín, Velký Berezný, Užok, Veľké Kapušany and Vojany were occupied by Czechoslovak troops.
  • January 1919: On the night of January 2-3, Czechoslovak forces occupied Lučenec.
  • January 1919: The whole territory of Slovakia was under Czechoslovak control.
  • January 1919: On January 9 without a fight, Nové Zámky, was occupied by Czech forces.

  • 4. Hungarian Counterattack (Hungarian-Czechoslovak War)


    Was Hungarian counterattack against Czech invading forces during the Hungarian-Czechoslovak War.

  • May 1919: Hungarian Colonel Aurél Stromfeld, attacked in force and routed Czechoslovak troops from Miskolc, also recapturing Košice and Prešov.
  • June 1919: The Slovak Soviet Republic was a short-lived Communist state in southeast Slovakia in existence from 16 June 1919 to 7 July 1919.

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