Výpoveď zajatého čs. legionára v Taliansku Martina Bodinku

Statement of the Arrested CS Legionary in Italy, Martin Badinka

Autor: ZAŤKOVÁ Jana

ZAŤKOVÁ, Jana: Výpoveď zajatého čs. legionára v Taliansku Martina Bodinku

ZAŤKOVÁ, Jana: Statement of the Arrested CS Legionary in Italy, Martin Badinka.

Vojenská história, 24, 4, 2020, pp. 73-81

The published document takes a detailed look at the statement of Martin Badinka, who was arrested on 21 September 1918 along with other 4 CS legionaries in Italy, during the battles at Doss Alto. Since the Austro-Hungarian Army was interested in the information about the Czecho-Slovakian legionary army, M. Badinka was subjected to interrogation. Unlike the other prisoners who were executed, he managed to escape the death penalty. The court believed that he is under 20 years old and sentenced him for 20 years of prison, he got out of after the war ended. Records from his interrogation has preserved in the Military Archive in Vienna. Analysing it i tis apparent that he was worried about his fate since he was in real danger of the death penalty for his participation in the legions. Therefore, Ján Badinka claims in several guotations that he was not arrested but he defected from the legions on his own, based on his belief about not wanting to fight against his friends. The interrogation also focused on the dislocation and armament of the legionary units, however, the interrogated Ján Badinka could only provide brief reports about this. They also asked him about the names of other legionaries, supply of the legions, messing or the health condition of the legionaries.

Keywords: World War 1. Cs legionaries in Italy. Prisoner Martin Badinka — record from the court interrogation.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69809/vojhist.2020.24.4.5

Ročník: 24 | Číslo: 4/2020 | Stránky: 73-81