Zbrojná výroba na Slovensku v rokoch 1969 – 1992 (2. časť)

Armament Production in Slovakia in 1969-1992 (Part 2)

Autor: ŠTAIGL Jan – TURZA Peter

ŠTAIGL, Jan – TURZA, Peter: Zbrojná výroba na Slovensku v rokoch 1969 – 1992 (2. časť)

ŠTAIGL, Jan – TURZA, Peter: Armament Production in Slovakia in 1969-1992 (Part 2).

Vojenská história, 3, 17, 2013, pp. 77-109.

The study refers to the previous research of J. Štaigl dealing with the questions of armament production in Slovakia in the period of the 1950°s and 1960’s, or to the first part of the joint work of J. Staigl and P. Turza, published in Military History No. 2/2013, focusing on the armament production development in the normalization years. The current study deals with the armament production in Slovakia in 1988-1992 compared to the development in the Czech Republic. Study of the two authors is based on the extensive published literature of the Czech and Slovak authors, archival sources and contemporary press of Slovak origin. A number of sources mostly of national origin have enabled the authors to analyze the development from attenuation of the armament production, plans and efforts for conversion as well as consequences. In terms of the methodological procedure of chronological concentration on the key questions, the study uncovers the scale of changes in the armament production, with the decrease by 94.4 percent occurring within several years (from 1988 to 1992). The attenuation has practically stopped the production of tanks, infantry combat vehicles, artillery equipment and other commodities in Slovakia.

Keywords: Military History. Slovakia. Armament Production. 1969-1992.

Ročník: 17 | Číslo: 3/2013 | Stránky: 77-109