Tábor internovaných v Zlatých Moravciach v roku 1921

Internment Camp in Zlaté Moravce in 1921

Autor: ŠABO Dominik

ŠABO, Dominik: Tábor internovaných v Zlatých Moravciach v roku 1921.

ŠABO, Dominik: Internment camp in Zlaté Moravce in 1921.

Vojenská história, 2, 16, 2012, pp 181-186. 

The author of this short material focuses on the functioning of the internment camp in Zlaté Moravce in 1921, claiming that the camp’s short existence was, undoubtedly, associated with the political situation ensuing shortly after the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic. In spite of the Slovak Soviet Republic’s short existence, the Bolshevik ideas continued to be spread, and southern and southeastern Slovakia became the breeding ground for people promoting such ideas. Therefore, in October 1921, based on a directive of the Czechoslovak President with Full Power for Administration of Slovakia, Martin Mičura, a camp for so-called ‘politically suspicious individuals’ was set up on the premises of the former prison. The internment camp was operational only for a short time from 26 October to 26 November 1921, with a total capacity of 60 interned people. The placement of the camp in this town was initiated by the minister himself, who had previously worked as the zupan of the Tekov region in the years 1919 – 1920, and so he was well acquainted with the local conditions.

Key words: Military history. Slovakia. Interwar period. Internment camp in Zlaté Moravce in 1921.

Ročník: 16 | Číslo: 2/2012 | Stránky: 181-186