AKO TO BOLO NAOZAJ. FAKTY O OKOLNOSTIACH MIMORIADNEHO VYMENOVANIA LADISLAVA HODRA ZA DÔSTOJNÍKA LETECTVA

• Authors: Peter Šumichrast

Title variants

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How it really was. Facts about the circumstances of extraordinary appointment of Ladislav Hodra as the air officer

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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The author presents the unpublished archival document deposited in the Military Historical Archive Bratislava, the content of which is linked to one of the interesting chapters of the Slovak aviation history – operating assignment of the 13th Fighter Squadron on the Soviet-German frontline in 1941. In particular, the study deals with the proposal for extraordinary appointment of the air-force deputy sergeant officer Ladislav Hodra as the air lieutenant, which contain not only his performance on the frontline during the first combat assignment of the legendary fighter squadron but also other information confirming his high personal value as the member of Slovak air-force in the historical period in question.

Keywords

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MILITARY HISTORY; SLOVAKIA; WORLD WAR II; SLOVAK AVIATION; EASTERN FRONTLINE; LADISLAV HODRO

• Publisher: Vojenský historický ústav Bratislava
• Journal: Vojenská história
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 11 - 126

Contributors

author

Peter Šumichrast

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