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Slovakia in 1944

Historical records for Slovakia in 1944, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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4Named people
3Places
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Historical records

August

29 August 1944German OccupationGottlob Berger

Slovakia · Warfare / World War, 2nd

German forces occupy Slovakia during the uprising.

29 August 1944Slovak National UprisingJan Golian

Banska Bystrica · Warfare / Slovak National Uprising

Orders the Slovak National Uprising to begin.

September

8 September 1944Carpathian-Dukla OperationIvan Efimovich Petrov

Dukla Pass · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Begins offensive toward Slovakia through the Carpathians.

October

6 October 1944Dukla Pass OperationIvan Efimovich Petrov

Dukla Pass · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Soviet and Czechoslovak forces cross the Dukla Pass into Slovakia.

October 1944Insurgent CommandRudolf Viest

Banska Bystrica · Warfare / Slovak National Uprising

Takes command of the insurgent army.

Names involved

Gottlob BergerIvan Efimovich PetrovJan GolianRudolf Viest

Places involved

Banska BystricaDukla PassSlovakia

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.