Šiesty robotný prápor Pracovného zboru Národnej obrany a jeho činnosť v rokoch 1941 – 1944

6th Labour Battalion from National Defence Labour Corps and Its Activities in Years 1941 – 1944

Autor: BALCOVÁ Milena

BALCOVÁ, Milena: Šiesty robotný prápor Pracovného zboru národnej obrany a jeho činnosť v rokoch 1941 – 1944.

BALCOVÁ, Milena: 6th Labour Battalion from National Defence Labour Corps and its activities in the years 1941 – 1944. 

Vojenská historia, 2, 16, 2012, pp 79-97.

The National Defence Labour Corps was a specific component of the Defence Force of the Slovak Republic during the Second World War. It encompassed the 6th Labour Battalion, which mostly included Slovak citizens of Jewish and ‘gypsy’ origin. The paper analyzes the organizational structure of the Labour Corps and the 6th Labour Battalion itself. Most attention is, however, paid to members of the 6th Labour Battalion, which was mostly made up of Roma and Jews. Their placement in this unit is interpreted as one of the manifestations of racial persecution of the minorities from the viewpoint of the Pro-Nazi regime. The heuristic base of this study relies on the author’s relatively extensive archival research at the Military History Institute Bratislava. Thanks to this, the knowledge of the subject matter has been deepened by the author’s incorporation of interesting information, especially with regard to the need to compare the position of the ‘Aryan’ members of the corps and Jews and Roma in service of the 6th Labour Battalion. In a captivating manner, the author highlights the everyday activities of members of the 6th Labour Battalion (incl. accommodation, catering, training). Military history.

Key words: Slovakia. Second World War. Slovak Army. National Defence Labour Corps. 1941 – 1944.

Ročník: 16 | Číslo: 2/2012 | Stránky: 79-97