14th March 1939: The First Slovak Republic proclaimed, as a client state of Nazi Germany

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14th March 1939: The First Slovak Republic proclaimed, as a client state of Nazi Germany

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The creation of the First Slovak Republic represented a long-standing aspiration for Slovak autonomy, but came under the shadow of Nazi influence and ...

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14th March 1939: The First Slovak Republic proclaimed, as a client state of Nazi Germany

14th March 1939: The First Slovak Republic proclaimed, as a client state of Nazi Germany

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