Jak to bylo s čestnou vojenskou stráží Jozefa Tisa?

The Real Story of Jozef Tiso’s Guard of Honour

Autor: PEJS Oldřich

PEJS, Oldřich: Jak to bylo s čestnou vojenskou stráží Jozefa Tisa?

PEJS, Oldřich: The Real Story of Jozef Tiso’s Guard of Honour.

Vojenská história, 21, 4, 2017, pp. 102-124.

The study deals with the topic of the Guard of Honour of President Jozef Tiso. On a relatively large space, the author describes the circumstances of the origin of this Army unit and provides information on its functioning in 1939 – 1940. The author states that Jozef Tiso’s Guard of Honour was supposed to fulfi l two tasks, in particular the ultimate guard and security service at the seat of the head of the state and the task of the honorary unit with special mandate for welcoming important personalities. The military Guard of Honour should have symbolised the position of Jozef Tiso as the head of the Slovak state and as the commander in chief of the Slovak military power. Did the military Guard of Honour fulfi l this mission in the fi rst months of its existence? There are no doubts that it did, outwardly, since the public accepted it. However, it remains a question whether it symbolised and represented the Slovak Army itself. The military Guard of Honour was a selective rather than a professional unit, therefore to a certain extent, it copied the common infantry divisions it was dependent on, including their maladies. The author states that the uncertainties around the origin, inclusion into the military organism, the name and unsuccessful steps in fi lling the commander posts do not indicate an exclusive and prestigious position inside the military organism.

Keywords: Military History. Slovakia. World War 2. Jozef Tiso’s Guard of Honour. Y. 1939 – 1940.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69809/vojhist.2017.21.4.4

Ročník: 21 | Číslo: 4/2017 | Stránky: 102-124