The East Slovak Army is a specialized formation of the troops of the First Slovak Republic , created in 1944 , in connection with the approach of the Red Army to the borders of Slovakia .
| East Slovak Army | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | 1944 |
| A country |  Slovakia |
| Participation in | The Second World War |
| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | General Augustine Malar |
In the spring of 1944, as the Eastern Front line approached the borders of the country, the Germans began the formation of two infantry divisions, which were to become the "East Slovakian Corps" under the command of General Gustav Malar and stop the Soviet offensive.
The troops of the "East Slovakian Corps" were concentrated in the area of the city of Presov , they consisted of two divisions (more than 24 thousand military personnel, armed with 70 field and 50 anti-tank guns, 150 mortars, 250 heavy machine guns, 1 thousand light machine guns and 15 thousand rifles ) [1] , however, they failed to provide significant assistance to the German troops.
On August 12, J. Tiso introduced martial law in the country, and on August 29 (after the Slovak national uprising began ) he invited German troops to the country. The Germans managed to disarm most parts of the East Slovak army, but more than 2,000 troops of the compound were able to join the rebels.
On August 30, 1944, the deputy commander of the East Slovak Army, Colonel of the General Staff of Slovakia, William Talsky, with a group of officers and military personnel of the Slovak army went over to the side of the USSR [2] .
Notes
- ↑ History of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, 1941-1945 (in six volumes). / redkoll., P.N. Pospelov et al. Volume 4. M., Military Publishing House, 1962. p. 315
- ↑ I.S. Konev. Notes by the front commander. M., OLMA-PRESS, 2003. p. 266