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80th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising

€10 silver collector coin

The obverse side of the coin
The reverse side of the coin

The Slovak National Uprising ranks among the most important events in Slovak history, as an integral part of European anti-Nazi resistance in the Second World War. Preparations for an armed revolt against the Slovak state’s Nazi-puppet government and the occupying German army were entrusted by the underground Slovak National Council and the London-based Czechoslovak government-in-exile to Lieutenant-Colonel Ján Golian. On 29 August 1944, at Golian’s command, the uprising was declared under the signal ‘Start the eviction!’. Around 60,000 soldiers and 12,000 partisans from 35 ethnicities and nationalities engaged in combat operations against the German army. In October 1944 General Rudolf Viest took command of the insurgents at a time when the German army was embarking on a general offensive. The forces under General Viest were ordered to switch to guerrilla warfare. The uprising marked the culmination of the anti-fascist resistance in Slovakia, bringing together both domestic and foreign resistance groups. Thanks to the declaration of the Slovak National Uprising, the restored post-war Czechoslovak Republic could embrace the democratic values of the free world.

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