Minister Gajdoš pays tribute to the memory of General Štefánik at Bradlo
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SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today commemorated the 99th anniversary of the tragic death of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik at a national commemoration held on top of Bradlo Hill. Among those who came to pay their respects at the Tomb of M. R. Štefánik were Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security Anton Hrnko. With this year marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the common state of Czechs and Slovaks – Czechoslovakia, the ceremony symbolically began with a flypast of SVK and CZE Air Force aircraft.
Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko said: “Milan Rastislav Štefánik was not only a soldier, but above all he was a humanist and a patriot. Everything he did was for his beloved Slovaks.ˮ He further highlighted that if not for Štefánikʼs abilities, Czechoslovakia would not have been established. “That we have a lot to be proud of I convince myself at all meetings of Slovak diplomats,” he emphasised.
Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said: “We political contemporaries can only admire his feeling for politics and diplomacy, analysis of the military environment, and realistic strategy as he worked towards establishing an independent Czechoslovak Republic.”
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš said: “Every nation should be familiar with its history, and that is why we should remember the man who did so much for the establishment of an independent state of Czechs and Slovaks.” As he reminded, General Štefánikʼs message is now memorialized in the names of streets, squares and institutions that bear his name. “I am proud that one of them is also our Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš, which is tasked with educating and training officers for the SVK Armed Forces.”
General Milan Rastislav Štefánik – a soldier, an astronomer, a politician, a diplomat, and the first Czechoslovak Minister of War – was born on 21 July 1880 in Košariská. He died in a tragic accident on 4 May 1919, when his aircraft crashed close to the village of Ivanka pri Dunaji. His final resting place, the Tomb of M. R. Štefánik designed by architect Dušan Jurkovič, is perched atop Bradlo Hill.
Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko said: “Milan Rastislav Štefánik was not only a soldier, but above all he was a humanist and a patriot. Everything he did was for his beloved Slovaks.ˮ He further highlighted that if not for Štefánikʼs abilities, Czechoslovakia would not have been established. “That we have a lot to be proud of I convince myself at all meetings of Slovak diplomats,” he emphasised.
Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said: “We political contemporaries can only admire his feeling for politics and diplomacy, analysis of the military environment, and realistic strategy as he worked towards establishing an independent Czechoslovak Republic.”
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš said: “Every nation should be familiar with its history, and that is why we should remember the man who did so much for the establishment of an independent state of Czechs and Slovaks.” As he reminded, General Štefánikʼs message is now memorialized in the names of streets, squares and institutions that bear his name. “I am proud that one of them is also our Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš, which is tasked with educating and training officers for the SVK Armed Forces.”
General Milan Rastislav Štefánik – a soldier, an astronomer, a politician, a diplomat, and the first Czechoslovak Minister of War – was born on 21 July 1880 in Košariská. He died in a tragic accident on 4 May 1919, when his aircraft crashed close to the village of Ivanka pri Dunaji. His final resting place, the Tomb of M. R. Štefánik designed by architect Dušan Jurkovič, is perched atop Bradlo Hill.
