Paying tribute to the victims of the 1944 Slovak National Uprising in Bratislava's SNP Square
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Defence Minister Martin Sklenár along with MOD officials and Armed Forces leaders gathered in Bratislava's SNP Square to pay tribute to the victims of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) in a commemoration as part of the 79th SNP Anniversary celebrations.
Recalling Slovakia's story of liberation in WWII, Defence Minister Martin Sklenár said: “The Slovak National Uprising was an armed uprising against Nazism – against those who, at home and in Europe during WWII, suppressed the values of freedom and democracy. Neither today, nor ever in the past have these been taken as a matter of course. We are increasingly perceptive of that as the war in Ukraine has reached the year and a half mark.”
Minister Sklenár went on to underline that it is our task to keep the historical legacy of the Uprising alive, adding: “Today, we can enjoy peace, freedom and democracy precisely because of the sacrifice that was made by the great number of heroes throughout Slovakia who, often at a young age, fought in the 1944 Slovak National Uprising, with the support of our allies.”
Also in attendance at the SNP commemoration was Director General of the MOD Human Resources (HR) Department Martin Jakál. Elsewhere, he also honoured the victims of the Uprising during a memorial service at the “Jan Žižka” 1st Czechoslovak Partisan Brigade Memorial in Makov.
The Slovak National Uprising broke out on 29 August 1944 as Slovakia's WWII Resistance to Nazi occupation forces in the country. As well as this, the Uprising was directed against Jozef Tiso's authoritarian government and Andrej Hlinka's Slovak People's Party. Banská Bystrica was at the centre of the Uprising's efforts to liberate Slovakia.
Recalling Slovakia's story of liberation in WWII, Defence Minister Martin Sklenár said: “The Slovak National Uprising was an armed uprising against Nazism – against those who, at home and in Europe during WWII, suppressed the values of freedom and democracy. Neither today, nor ever in the past have these been taken as a matter of course. We are increasingly perceptive of that as the war in Ukraine has reached the year and a half mark.”
Minister Sklenár went on to underline that it is our task to keep the historical legacy of the Uprising alive, adding: “Today, we can enjoy peace, freedom and democracy precisely because of the sacrifice that was made by the great number of heroes throughout Slovakia who, often at a young age, fought in the 1944 Slovak National Uprising, with the support of our allies.”
Also in attendance at the SNP commemoration was Director General of the MOD Human Resources (HR) Department Martin Jakál. Elsewhere, he also honoured the victims of the Uprising during a memorial service at the “Jan Žižka” 1st Czechoslovak Partisan Brigade Memorial in Makov.
The Slovak National Uprising broke out on 29 August 1944 as Slovakia's WWII Resistance to Nazi occupation forces in the country. As well as this, the Uprising was directed against Jozef Tiso's authoritarian government and Andrej Hlinka's Slovak People's Party. Banská Bystrica was at the centre of the Uprising's efforts to liberate Slovakia.
