Revenge in the Army. Part 2 (Army under the Surveillance of Military Counter-Intelligence)

Revenge in the Army. Part 2 (Army under the Surveillance of Military Counter-Intelligence)

Autor: PÚČIK Miloslav

PÚČIK, Miloslav: Revenge in the Army. Part 2 (Army under the Surveillance of Military Counter-Intelligence)

PÚČIK, M. Revenge in the Army. Part 2 (Army under the Surveillance of Military Counter-Intelligence).

Vojenská história, 4, 27, 2023, pp 34-66, Bratislava.

Based on extensive archival research, the author continues to explore the issue of so-called normalisation in the military environment.It points to the specific ways whereby this process differed from social developments. The aim of the so-called normalisation was to make the army once again a loyal and stabilising pillar of the neo-conservative regime. In addition to the so-called healthy core of military normalisers, a prominent role in the security forces was played by the military counter-intelligence. It permanently exerted pressure to increase the speed of the purges. At the same time, the new party power centre lead by G. Husák was kept in fear of the so-called internal enemy.

Keywords: Military counter-intelligence, Normalisation, Consolidation, Czechoslovak army, Internal enemy, Totalitarian regime

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69809/vojhist.2023.27.4.2

Ročník: 27 | Číslo: 4/2023 | Stránky: 34-66