Pôsobenie diverzno-spravodajských oddielov Generálneho štábu Červenej armády na Orave
Operation of the Subversive and Intelligence Units of the General Staff of the Red Army in Orava
Autor: SLANÝ Juraj
SLANÝ, Juraj: Pôsobenie diverzno-spravodajských oddielov Generálneho štábu Červenej armády na Orave
SLANÝ, Juraj: Operation of the Subversive and Intelligence Units of the General Staff of the Red Army in Orava
Vojenská história, 26, 3, 2022, pp. 59-88.
The article describes in detail the activities of two Soviet subversive-intelligence Partisan units in the Orava region, which organizationally belonged under the Main Intelligence Administration of the General Staff of the Red Army – GRU. It describes in detail their wandering through Polish territory until their arrival in Orava. Unlike the paratroop organisational groups organised by the Ukrainian Partisan Movement Headquarters in Kiev, in their case there were numerous partisan units crossing the front line in Poland and reaching Slovakia after a two month journey and overcoming hundreds of kilometres. Unlike other subversive-intelligence groups, they were also actively engaged in active combat. Partisan Battalion No. 0032, of Cpt. P.S. Tichonov and Partisan Unit of Special Assignment No. 14, of Maj. V.P. Jaromov contributed greatly to the defence of the position of the Orava military group in Lucivna and had a great merit in stabilising the defence position in the Kralovany-Parnica-Istebne line, where they participated in a number of battles. In the case of the Partisan Unit No. 0032, of Cpt. P.S. Tichonov, new facts are provided here about their short operation in the insurgent territory. It also details its activities after the suppression of the Uprising and its return to Orava. It provides new insights into their activities in Roháče, their participation in the defence of this territory in December 1944. There are also unpublished facts about their activities in the area of the Polish Tatras.
Key words: Military history, Slovakia, World War 2., Partisan Units in Orava, General Staff of the Red Army.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.69809/vojhist.2022.26.3.3
Ročník: 26 | Číslo: 3/2022 | Stránky: 59-88
