Slovak National Uprising

Slovak National Uprising Facts & Quotes

• At the time of WW2, Josef Tiso was the president of Slovakia. He supported Nazi Germany and allowed masses of Jews to be deported from Germany.
• Finally, in 1947, the US government arrested former Slovak President, Josef Tito, and put him on trial in Czechoslovakia. Later that year he was executed for his crimes.
• It is estimated that around 80% of Slovakian Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.
• The resistance movement in Slovakia lasted until liberation in April 1945. The Soviet Army arrived to assist the Slovaks in their quest for liberation from Nazi rule.
• Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hols us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, anti-Nazi German pastor

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Slovak National Uprising Top Events and Things to Do

• Lay a wreath on the National Uprising monument in Bratislava. Others also head to the gravesites of war veterans and place wreaths, candles and flowers on them.
• Generate awareness for the day on social media with hashtags such as #remember, #SlovakUprising #NotoNazi.
• Visit the Memorial, The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Museum of the Slovak National Uprising in Banska Bystrica.
• Read a book that details more of the events and stories of those who lived the WW2 years. Some of our suggestions: Slovakia 1944: The Forgotten, Memories of the Slovak Uprising, Germany's First Ally and The Czechoslovak Struggle for Independence.
• Watch a movie that depicts the horrors of the Holocaust regime to further understand the beginnings of the Slovak Uprising. Some of our favourites: Schindler's List (1993), Life is Beautiful (1997), Auschwitz (2011) and Jakob the Liar (1999).

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