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Name: Slovak Republic (Germany)

Type: Polity

Start: 1939 AD

End: 1945 AD

Nation: slovakia

Parent: germany

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Was a client state of Nazi Germany. The Slovak part of Czechoslovakia declared independence with German support one day before the German occupation of Bohemia and Moravia. It was the first time in history that Slovakia had been a formally independent state. The Slovak Republic was abolished after the Soviet occupation in 1945 and its territory was reintegrated into the recreated Third Czechoslovak Republic.

Establishment


  • March 1939: The Slovak Diet convened and unanimously declared Slovak independence. The Slovak Republic (Germany) was a partially-recognized client state of Nazi Germany which existed from 14 March 1939.
  • March 1939: Eastern Slovakia conquered by Kingdom of Hungary.
  • Chronology


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    1. Dismemberement of Czechoslovakia


    On 29 September, the Munich Agreement was signed by Germany, Italy, France, and Britain. The Munich Agreement stipulated that Czechoslovakia must cede Sudeten territory to Germany. Germany dismembered Czechoslovakia.


    2. World War II


    Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.

    2.1.World War II (Eastern Theatre)

    Was the Eastern European theatre of World War II.

  • December 1944: Territorial changes based on the known frontline of the eastern front of World War II in that date.
  • January 1945: Frontline of the Soviet offensive to the Oder in that date.

  • 2.1.1.Operation Bagration

    Was the Soviet offensive against German-occupied Belarus during World War II.

    2.1.1.1.Šiauliai Offensive

    Was an operation of the Soviet forces of the 1st Baltic Front, commanded by General Hovhannes Bagramyan, conducted from 5 July to 29 August 1944. It drove German troops from much of Lithuania, with the main tactical objective being the city of Šiauliai.

  • August 1944: Soviet advances during Operation Bagraton and Šiauliai Offensive.

  • 2.1.2.Soviet Invasion of Slovakia

    Was the Soviet invasion of Slovakia near the end of World War II.

  • January 1945: The Red Army occupied Bardejov, Svidník, Prešov and Košice in eastern Slovakia.
  • March 1945: On March 3-5 the Soviets took northwestern Slovakia.
  • March 1945: In Czechoslovakia, troops of Second Ukrainian Front take communications center of Banska Bystrica.
  • April 1945: Important communications center of Bratislava (Czechoslovakia) falls to troops of Second Ukrainian Front.

  • 2.2.World War II (Western Front)

    Was the Western European theatre of World War II.

  • April 1945: The Slovak Republic was abolished after the Soviet occupation in 1945.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1945: Frontline of the Soviet offensive to the Oder in that date.
  • January 1945: The Red Army occupied Bardejov, Svidník, Prešov and Košice in eastern Slovakia.
  • March 1945: On March 3-5 the Soviets took northwestern Slovakia.
  • March 1945: In Czechoslovakia, troops of Second Ukrainian Front take communications center of Banska Bystrica.
  • April 1945: Important communications center of Bratislava (Czechoslovakia) falls to troops of Second Ukrainian Front.
  • April 1945: The Slovak Republic was abolished after the Soviet occupation in 1945.
  • Selected Sources


  • Ian Kershaw (trad. de l'anglais), La Fin : Allemagne, 1944-1945, Paris, Seuil, 2012, p.137
  • Operation Bagration, 22 June-19 August 1944. United States Military Academy of West Point. Retrieved on 6 April 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope30.jpg
  • Russian Balkan And Baltic Campaigns, 19 August-31 December 1944. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope31.jpg
  • Soviet Offensive To The Oder, 12 January-30 March. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope32.jpg
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p. 455
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.473
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