The Order of the Slovak National Uprising

Description

This " Order of the Slovak National Uprising" medal was awarded to the father of a now deceased friend of mine.  His name will be given to the buyer.  The medal commemorates the Slovak National Uprising which took place in 1944.It was an armed insurrection organized by the Slovak
resistance
movement during
World War II
. This resistance movement was represented mainly by the members of the
Democratic Party
, but also by
social democrats
and
Communists
, albeit on a smaller scale. It was launched on 29 August 1944 from
Banská Bystrica
in an attempt to resist German troops that had occupied Slovak territory and to overthrow the
collaborationist
government of
Jozef Tiso
. Although the resistance was largely defeated by German forces, guerrilla operations continued until the
Red Army
,
Czechoslovak Army
and
Romanian Army
liberated
Fascist Slovakia
in 1945. The medal along with its ribbon bar come without the presentation case which is usually missing ( one is listed on Ebay at this time).