Die Partisanengruppe „Žiar“ zwischen Mythos und Realität
| Title in English | Partisan Group Žiar between Myth and Reality |
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Partisanen im Zweiten Weltkrieg : der Slowakische Nationalaufstand im Kontext der europäischen Widerstandsbewegungen: Vorträge der gemeinsamen Tagung des Collegium Carolinum und des Instituts für Zeitgeschichte München-Berlin in Bad Wiessee vom 6. bis 9. November 2014 |
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| Field | History |
| Keywords | Partisans; Slovak National Uprising; World War 2; Partisan Group Žiar |
| Description | The contribution deals with the Partisan group Žiar, a small regional partisan unit, operating during the World War 2 in the central Slovakian mountain range of the same name. The focus is particularly brought on the question of motivation and reasons why people gathered in the Žiar mountains; on the question of their relations and cooperation with the civilians in the area; but also on the post-war interpretations concerning the resistance activities of people in Žiar. Therefore, on the case of Partisan group Žiar, some general features of the partisan resistance in Slovakia are outlined. |
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