Post by Odin of Ossetia on Oct 27, 2014 21:04:09 GMT -5
Slovak National Uprising
Took place from late August till late October of 1944; however, it was preceded and followed by continued partisan warfare, especially in the mountainous areas of central Slovakia.
250 ethnic Poles participated in it; partisans who came to help from across the northern border, escapees from camps and prisons, and members of Slovakia's tiny ethnic Polish community.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TV8dnIkSos
" (...). On August 20th, Anglo-American bombers of 15th US Army Air Force flew from their airbases in southern Italy, and bombed oil refinery in Dubova. They destroyed fuel depots that were included in plans for the uprising. Depots were bombed even though Gnereal Golian sent dispatches to London, asking not to bomb Dubová and Podbrezová. (...)"
www.angelfire.com/ca5/uprising/snu2.html
www.youtube.com/watch?v=49WT19mQ5eQ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=68791XEbDos