1944 War

Slovak National Uprising

Name: Slovak National Uprising
Start: 1944

One of the largest armed revolts against the Axis in occupied Europe.

Meanwhile, elsewhere

Within twenty-five years of 1944 — the context national timelines leave out.

3 years earlier Occupation and destruction Belarus
5 years later Bonn Basic Law Germany
5 years earlier Invasion and occupation Poland
5 years earlier Winter War Finland
6 years later Schuman Declaration
8 years later Seat of the High Authority Luxembourg
12 years later Budapest uprising Hungary
12 years earlier Holodomor Ukraine

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Which long period

Periods overlap: they are landmarks, not boxes.

World wars 1914 – 1945 Thirty years that undo Europe and its place in the world.

Countries involved

Slovakia

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What was written of it

A day will come when all of you, nations of the continent, without losing your distinct qualities and your glorious individuality, will merge closely into a higher unity, and will form the European brotherhood.

Victor Hugo 1849

Opening address to the Peace Congress, Paris

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