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Old 14th November 2010, 20:02
Michal Michal is offline
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Re: Hungarian-Slovak land losses in March 1939

We are speaking on Slovak-Hungarian Conflict, but it is not exact because biggest losses were during retreat of former Czechoslovak Troops (12. pěší divize, 12th Infantry Division) from Area of so called Carpatho-Ukraine. After March 15 1939 in this division left only half of Combat Strength, mostly Czechs. Three streams of soldiers from this Division were succesful to seek refuge in Slovakia, Poland and Romania.

After several days of fights with Hungarian Troops there were according to Czech Sources estimated around 40 Killed Soldiers (not counting Slovak Ones) and approximately 120 WIA. Hungarians officially claimed that 72 their soldiers were killed, 2 MIA and around 240 wounded. Although Hungarian War Reporters reported on approximately 200 Hungarian Soldiers and Members of Non-Official Units were killed and several hundreds wounded.

From Czech Side there are any Complex Material, Czech Historians were able this information really dig out off Archives. So, it could not be exactly Numbers from Czech Point of View. No wonder, that former Czechoslovak Troops fought in Carpatho-Ukraine several Days after Occupation of Bohemia and Moravia by Nazi Germany. And Slovakia was already couple of days Independent State.
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