Otomar Kubala
Otomar Kubala (1906–1946) was a Slovak fascist who served as the commander of the Hlinka Guard during the Slovak National Uprising.[1] After the war, he was tried for treason, convicted, and executed.[2]
Otomar Kubala | |
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 Otomar Kubala | |
| Born | January 26, 1906 Nova Vesz, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 28 August 1946 (aged 40) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Allegiance | Slovak State |
| Years of service | 1938–1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Life and career
Kubala studied at a teacher institution in Modra from 1920 to 1924 and then worked as a teacher and principal for 10 years.[3] Kubala joined the Hlinka Guard in November 1938, and was later the local commander in 1939. He was already publishing articles with fascist ideals in the Gardista newspaper in the 1930s and in 1941 became the editor-in-chief of the Gardista newspaper.[4]
Death
Due to the Red Army's gradual advance on Slovakia, Kubala organized a retreat of remaining Slovak units and withdrew to southern Bohemia, where he surrendered to American forces at Strakonice. He then was extradited to Czechoslovak authorities, sentenced to death by firing squad for crimes against humanity, and executed as a war criminal.[4]
References
- Hutzelmann 2018, p. 182.
- Ward 2013, p. 262.
- Czecho-Slovakia, Victim of Communist Aggression. Jednota Press, 1945. 10 Mar 2016. p. 38. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- P., Sokolovič. Hlinkova garda 1938 - 1945. Bratislava: Ústav pamäti národa. p. 499.
- Sources
- Hutzelmann, Barbara (2018). Hutzelmann, Barbara; Hausleitner, Mariana; Hazan, Souzana (eds.). Slowakei, Rumänien und Bulgarien [Slovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria]. Die Verfolgung und Ermordung der europäischen Juden durch das nationalsozialistische Deutschland 1933-1945 [The Persecution and Murder of European Jews by Nazi Germany 1933-1945] (in German). Vol. 13. Munich: Institut für Zeitgeschichte. ISBN 978-3-11-036500-9.
- Ward, James Mace (2013). Priest, Politician, Collaborator: Jozef Tiso and the Making of Fascist Slovakia. Ithaka: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-6812-4.
Further reading
- Hruboň, Anton (2014). "Hlinkova garda v siločiarach domácej politiky v zlomovom roku 1943". Acta historica Neosoliensia Vedecký časopis pre historické vedy. 17 (1–2): 78–93. ISSN 1336-9148.