VARIANTY „BRANNÉHO SYSTÉMU“ ČSSR (1960 – 1989). MODEL „BRANNÉHO SYSTÉMU“ ČSSR V OBDOBÍ ROKOV 1973 AŽ 1989 (IV. ČASŤ)

• Authors: Púčik Miloslav

Title variants

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Variants of the “Defence System” of the CSSR (1960 – 1989). Model of the “Recruitment system” of the CSSR in 1973 to 1989 (Part IV.)

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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The study is chronologically divided into four parts. The first part points out the basic factors of geostrategic and geopolitical nature, which influenced the individual variants of the “Defence System”. The other three parts address the issue of this system in the 60s, 70s, and 80s of the last century. They point out the characteristics of the individual models of the “Defence System”, the problems of the solving teams and the inadequate interventions of the party centre of power. The models approved at the time responded not only to changes in the external security environment, but also to the artificially created ideological, so-called internal enemy. The study points to the key role of the military in these systems and the extremely wide range of tasks that other elements had to perform, such as the Civil Defence, the Interior Ministry and national committees at all levels. Extraordinary security measures in the years 1969-1989, which were among the repressive measures of the totalitarian regime in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, also became part of the “Defence System”. These were developed to eliminate any form of resistance. The study also focuses on the specifics of Slovak conditions and points to the tasks of the Eastern Military District, which had to be fulfilled in preparation for the expected scenario of a war conflict. At the same time, this military district had to be prepared to eliminate the so-called internal enemy. During the period of normalization, the influence of the Communist Party in the “Defence System” was significantly strengthened.

Keywords

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DEFENCE SYSTEM; ARMY; DEFENCE COUNCIL; CIVIL DEFENCE AND PROTECTION; CSSR; RECRUITMENT SYSTEM

• Publisher: Vojenský historický ústav Bratislava
• Journal: Vojenská história
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 51 - 75

Contributors

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Púčik Miloslav

• Vojenský historický ústav, Krajná 27, 821 04 Bratislava, Slovak Republic