The cemetery by the memorial in the Brezina forest park in Trencin commemorates the brutal murders of 69 soldiers, partisans and civilians who were killed by the fascist occupiers between the ...

A pre-trial judge of the Special Criminal Court (STS) released Daniel B. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], who is accused of extremist criminal activity, on Saturday afternoon and decided not ...

The Banska Bystrica-based Golian Military History Club (KVH) focuses its activities mainly on the events related to the Slovak National Uprising (SNP), its chairman Martin Gago has told TASR. KVH ...

Death Valley, situated between the villages of Kruzlova, Kapisova and Nizna Pisana in the district of Svidnik (Presov region), reminds its visitors of the events of WWII and the fighting that took ...

Following Adolf Hitler's rise to power in 1933, the Czechoslovak Republic decided to build a system of border fortifications, as Hitler's foreign policy openly called for a revision of the Versailles ...

General Karol Peknik, renowned for his tactics and strategy acumen, significantly contributed to the command of combat operations of the insurgent army against fascist troops during the WW2 Slovak ...

The end of the Second World War was marked by tragedy in Nitra, where during the city market held before the Easter holidays, Soviet aircraft began bombing the city on the morning of March 26, killing ...

For Catholics, White Saturday symbolises the resurrection of Jesus Christ and is one of the most significant holidays. In Catholic churches all over Slovakia, celebrations on the eve of Easter Sunday ...

The suffering and death of Jesus Christ is commemorated on Good Friday by believers in Slovakia, along with Christians all over the world. Christ's followers observe the day when, according to the ...

Zilina city authority has created a special map of cherry trees in bloom via its Geographic Information System (GIS) to enable couples to share a kiss under a blossoming tree, Zilina spokesperson ...

Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has objected to the words of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, who warned EU leaders against visiting Moscow on the ...

A nationwide celebration marking the end of WWII will take place at Piestany Airport on May 8, the Defence Ministry announced on social media on Friday. The event will feature a history lecture and ...