13 March 1939Hitler MeetingJozef Tiso
Hitler pressures Tiso to declare Slovakia independent under German protection.
Historical records for Slovakia in 1939, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Hitler pressures Tiso to declare Slovakia independent under German protection.
The Slovak Assembly proclaims independence and Tiso becomes prime minister.
The Slovak State is proclaimed under German pressure.
German occupation of Czech lands completes the destruction of Czechoslovakia.
The Slovak-Hungarian War begins along Slovakia's eastern frontier.
Slovakia joins Germany's invasion of Poland.
Tiso is elected President of Slovakia.
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