Ikarovia bez krídel. Činnosť pešieho práporu Daniela Kunica v spomienkach Mikuláša Šumichrasta

Icarus Without Wings. The Activities of Daniel Kunic’s. Infantry Battalion in the Memoirs of Mikuláš Šumichrast. Vojenská história, 3, 29, 2025, pp 140-172, Bratislava.

Autor: ŠUMICHRAST, Peter

The author presents the previously unpublished memoirs of Colonel (Ret.) Mikuláš Šumichrast, a participant in the national struggle for liberation. An officer of the 1st Czechoslovak Army in Slovakia, Šumichrast recounts—based on his experiences recorded in 1946—the involvement of former members of the Slovak air force in the Slovak National Uprising. During the armed uprising against German occupation forces and their domestic collaborators, the infantry battalion—composed primarily of aviation ground personnel from the former Slovak air park—maintained high combat morale. Within the VI Tactical Group of the 1st Czechoslovak Army in Slovakia, it was among the infantry units that upheld the military oath on the field of honour until the final days of the Slovak National Uprising. Even after transitioning to partisan warfare, many of its members continued active resistance against German occupation forces and their domestic collaborators.

Keywords: Mikuláš Šumichrast, Slovak air force, aviation park, Mokraď airfield, Slovak National Uprising, Defence Area 2, VI Tactical Group.

DOI https://doi.org/10.69809/vojhist.2025.29.3.7

Ročník: 29 | Číslo: 3/2025 | Stránky: 140-172