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World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end.

Historical image related to World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end. from October 27, 1944

World War II

1939–1945 global conflict

World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles,…
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Wehrmacht

Unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945

The Wehrmacht, were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe. The designation "Wehrmacht" replaced the previously used term Reichswehr and was the manifestation of the Nazi regime's…
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Banská Bystrica

City in Slovakia

Banská Bystrica is a city in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With approximately 76,000 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous…
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Slovak National Uprising

1944–45 armed resistance

Slovak National Uprising was organised by the Slovak resistance during the Second World War, directed against the German invasion of Slovakia by the German military, which began on 29 August 1944, and on the other against the Slovak collaborationist regime of the Ludaks under…
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