The Slovak National Uprising was an armed rebellion against the pro-German government of Slovakia, led by Jozef Tiso, and against the German occupation. It was organized by a coalition of officers of the Slovak army and the resistance, which included both communists and democrats, and was centered on Banská Bystrica in central Slovakia. When German troops moved into Slovakia, the insurgents rose, and held a large area for some weeks, but they were short of weapons and Soviet help arrived too late. The Germans, with Slovak collaborators, crushed the revolt and then took bitter revenge, with executions and massacres, as at Kremnička and Nemecká. Partisans continued guerrilla warfare until the arrival of the Red Army.
Before and after
- from 12 August 1944 to 21 August 1944Falaise Pocket
- from 15 August 1944 to 14 September 1944Operation Dragoon
- from 19 August 1944 to 25 August 1944Liberation of Paris
- 20 August 1944Birth of Rajiv Gandhi
- from 29 August 1944 to 28 October 1944Slovak National Uprising
- from 30 August 1944 to 7 September 1959Grande Noirceur
- 5 September 1944Founding of Benelux
- from 14 September 1944 to 10 February 1945Battle of Hürtgen Forest
- from 15 September 1944 to 22 October 1944Battle of Angaur
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