Vpád maďarskej Červenej armády do Rimavskej doliny a represálie voči civilnému obyvateľstvu
The Invasion of the Hungarian Red Army into the Rimava Valley and Reprisals against the Civilian Population

Summary/Abstract: The battles for Slovakia in 1919 are today a forgotten chapter of history. While legionary traditions and stories continue to live in the Czech Republic thanks to the efforts of the Czechoslovak Legionary Association, they remain only in the memory of several amateur and professional historians or war history enthusiasts in Slovakia. It is rather alarming that this topic does not fit in the school curriculum; therefore, it is of little surprise that the young generation is not informed about these events and actually has no clue what happened in their homeland. The study provides an interesting perspective on the events of June 1919 with a regional orientation. The basic information is drawn from historical published sources – books and local chronicles – that often offer the view of ordinary citizens. The articles published during the First Czechoslovak Republic are all the more interesting, as they refer to the fraternal cohesiveness of Czechs and Slovaks who experienced this forgotten epopee of their joint history. The fights in the Rimava Valley indicated the future fate of the local inhabitants provided that the Hungarian Red Army broke through the defence near Tisovec, as well as in the remaining part of Slovakia, and occupied it. Persecutions, victimisation, and murdering the conscious Czechoslovaks exemplify a lesson to be learned from the history and to refuse totalitarian regimes.

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