Paying respects to Dukla heroes
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On Monday, at Dukla, Minister of Defence Martin Glváč participated in the 70th anniversary celebrations of the Carpatho-Dukla operation and observed Dukla Victims Day. Martin Glváč paid his tribute to the heroes of Dukla at the Czechoslovak Soldiers’ Memorial and, together with SVK President Andrej Kiska and General Ján Iľanovský, a participant in the Battle of Dukla, attended a statue-unveiling ceremony at the Memorial.
The commemorations were attended by former participants of the Anti-Nazi resistance movement and military veterans. During the high-visibility event, the Minister honoured 19 veterans, the town of Svidník and the village of Kalinov by awarding them with the 70th Anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising and the End of WWII Medals. “Your acts of heroism deserve to be honoured. Let us learn to respect each other and build the dignity of our nation,” said Martin Glváč.
After touring a modernized lookout tower at Dukla, the Minister commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Carpatho-Dukla operation also at the Army General Ludvík Svoboda Statue and at the Soviet Army Memorial in Svidník. The Minister awarded, posthumously, Army General Ludvík Svoboda with the 70th Anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising and the End of WWII Medal, which was handed over to Mrs Zoe Klusáková – Svobodová.
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Carpatho-Dukla operation, the Ministry of Defence, working in collaboration with the Military History Museum, organized a series of commemorative celebrations with an attractive programme in Svidník. The highlights included a parachute jump involving a group of paratroopers, a demonstration of close combat, and a demonstration of army dog training. Besides the line-up of military vehicles and equipment currently in service with the SVK Armed Forces, the 5th Special Operations Regiment displayed its armaments, equipment and clothes; the National EOD Centre showcased its EOD devices for demining terrain; the Military History Museum presented their exhibits; the Dukla Banská Bystrica Army Sports Club gave the public the opportunity to try out a shooting simulator with a laser pistol, a canoe sprint simulator, and fencing.
The commemorations were attended by former participants of the Anti-Nazi resistance movement and military veterans. During the high-visibility event, the Minister honoured 19 veterans, the town of Svidník and the village of Kalinov by awarding them with the 70th Anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising and the End of WWII Medals. “Your acts of heroism deserve to be honoured. Let us learn to respect each other and build the dignity of our nation,” said Martin Glváč.
After touring a modernized lookout tower at Dukla, the Minister commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Carpatho-Dukla operation also at the Army General Ludvík Svoboda Statue and at the Soviet Army Memorial in Svidník. The Minister awarded, posthumously, Army General Ludvík Svoboda with the 70th Anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising and the End of WWII Medal, which was handed over to Mrs Zoe Klusáková – Svobodová.
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Carpatho-Dukla operation, the Ministry of Defence, working in collaboration with the Military History Museum, organized a series of commemorative celebrations with an attractive programme in Svidník. The highlights included a parachute jump involving a group of paratroopers, a demonstration of close combat, and a demonstration of army dog training. Besides the line-up of military vehicles and equipment currently in service with the SVK Armed Forces, the 5th Special Operations Regiment displayed its armaments, equipment and clothes; the National EOD Centre showcased its EOD devices for demining terrain; the Military History Museum presented their exhibits; the Dukla Banská Bystrica Army Sports Club gave the public the opportunity to try out a shooting simulator with a laser pistol, a canoe sprint simulator, and fencing.
