New premises for the Military History Archive

SVK Ministry of Defence seeks to find new premises for the Military History Archive – central registry in Trnava. Based on economic analysis, the defence department experts have made a decision to move the archive to the rented premises, which premises will be selected by the Ministry in a transparent public tender. To-date, the Military History Archive is based in a building complex of the 17th century, which is a national cultural heritage. Some parts of the complex are in a critical condition, though. The problem of the inconvenient premises, where 13 million personal files are held, starting from 1921, together with 33 kilometers of registry records, has been often discussed in the past. However, none of the previous leadership was geared up to face the situation. To-date, the condition of the premises is serious enough to pose a serious health risk for the employees.