Hlinka Guard
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The Hlinka Guard was a fascist paramilitary organization in the Slovak State during World War II, known for its collaboration with Nazi Germany and participation in the persecution of Jews and political opponents.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hlinka Guard canonical | 6 |
| Hlinka Guard Emergency Divisions | 1 |
| Hlinka Guard leadership | 1 |
| Hlinka Guard youth units | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fascist paramilitary organization
ⓘ
political militia ⓘ |
| activeIn | Slovakia ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
Hlinka's Slovak People's Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Hlinka Slovak People's Party
|
| alliedWith | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| commandStructure | paramilitary hierarchy ⓘ |
| country |
Slovak Republic (1939–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Slovak State
|
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| founded | 1938 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| ideology |
Slovak nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ antisemitism ⓘ authoritarianism ⓘ clerical fascism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Italian Blackshirt divisions
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Blackshirts
Sturmabteilung ⓘ
surface form:
Nazi SA
|
| involvedIn |
Holocaust in Slovakia
ⓘ
Slovakization policies against minorities ⓘ |
| legacy |
associated with war crimes and crimes against humanity
ⓘ
considered a collaborationist organization ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state-sanctioned organization in the Slovak State ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Jozef Tiso
ⓘ
surface form:
President Jozef Tiso
|
| namedAfter | Andrej Hlinka ⓘ |
| notoriousFor |
pogroms and antisemitic actions
ⓘ
violence against civilians ⓘ |
| opposed |
Czechoslovak democracy
ⓘ
communist movement ⓘ liberal and left-wing parties ⓘ |
| partOf | political system of the Slovak State ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-right ⓘ |
| role |
collaboration with German occupation authorities
ⓘ
enforcement arm of the Hlinka Slovak People's Party ⓘ maintenance of internal security for the Slovak State ⓘ participation in deportations of Jews from Slovakia ⓘ participation in the persecution of Jews ⓘ participation in the persecution of political opponents ⓘ support of the authoritarian regime of Jozef Tiso ⓘ suppression of resistance and opposition ⓘ |
| statusAfterWar | banned after 1945 ⓘ |
| subOrganization |
Hlinka Guard
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hlinka Guard Emergency Divisions
Hlinka Guard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hlinka Guard youth units
|
| supported | creation of an independent Slovak State in 1939 ⓘ |
| symbol | double cross emblem ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | party militia ⓘ |
| uniform | black uniforms ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hlinka Guard Emergency Divisions
this entity surface form:
Hlinka Guard youth units
this entity surface form:
Hlinka Guard leadership