Důstojníci pro Hlinkovu gardu
Officers of Hlinka Guard
Autor: PEJS Oldřich
PEJS, Oldřich: Důstojníci pro Hlinkovu gardu
PEJS, Oldřich: Officers of Hlinka Guard.
Vojenská história, 1, 28, 2024, pp. 29-48, Bratislava.
As a paramilitary organisation, the Hlinka Guard became an important force in autonomous Slovakia at the turn of 1938/1939, influencing local public life. They claimed to create the backbone of the defence system in Slovakia and did not hide its ambition to become the basis of Slovakia’s own army. The Czechoslovak central military authorities in Prague intended to integrate the Hlinka Guard into the national conscription system (especially conscription education) and believed that they would bring it under control through active-duty officers as instructors and representatives of the central military administration. The Slovak autonomous government enforced that only officers of Slovak nationality could be assigned to the Hlinka Guard. 41 officers were assigned to the Hlinka Guard Main Headquarters and Regional Headquarters (two of them, however, left for reserve). The Hlinka Guard itself had a decisive say in their selection. The lists of officers are enclosed.
Keywords: Military history, Slovakia 1938/1939, Officers of Slovak Origin, Hlinka Guard
DOI: https://doi.org/10.69809/vojhist.2024.28.1.2
Ročník: 28 | Číslo: 1/2024 | Stránky: 29-48
