Dobrovoľný hasičský zbor v Trnave na sklonku druhej svetovej vojny

Voluntary Fire Brigade in Trnava at the end of the Second World War

Autor: HALADOVÁ Silvia

HALADOVÁ, Silvia: Dobrovoľný hasičský zbor v Trnave na sklonku druhej svetovej vojny

HALADOVÁ, Silvia: Voluntary Fire Brigade in Trnava at the end of the Second World War.

Vojenská história, 21, 1, 2017, pp. 147-160.

The study deals with the liberation of the city of Trnava by Red Army and the mission of Voluntary Fire and Rescue Force in Trnava during this process. The Voluntary Fire and Rescue Force in Trnava was one of the leading fi re-fi ghting units in Slovakia. Its purpose was to protect the life, health and property of the citizens of Trnava and its surrounding from the fi re thread and other natural disasters. This voluntary organization, based on the community principle, whose members voluntarily entered the Communities on the bases of the personal conviction and enthusiasm for the objectives set, played an important role during the Second World War. The variety of its activities was represented among other things rescue operations in the harsh times of the military operations and social changes at the end of the Second World War. At this time were maintaining the fi re-fi ghting communities as the compact units, which united people according to the principles of humanity and decency without any kind of religious, political and social distinctions and barriers.

Keywords: Military History. Slovakia. The Second World War. Voluntary Fire Brigade in Trnava.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69809/vojhist.2017.21.1.8

Ročník: 21 | Číslo: 1/2017 | Stránky: 147-160