August 1944 Slovak people's armed uprising against fascism. On March 14, 1939, the German fascists instigated the Slovak People's Party to declare Slovakia's "independence" and turn it into a vassal state. The Slovak people carried out a widespread anti-fascist resistance movement under the leadership of the Communist Party of Slovakia. In early August 1944, the Soviet Red Army advanced into the Carpathians and the Czechoslovak border, inspiring the Slovak people in their armed struggle against fascism.
In order to launch a national armed uprising, the CPC made long-term preparations and established ethnic councils and guerrilla units. The Slovak army began to lean towards the Soviet army and the partisans, preparing to participate in the uprising. On June 29, 1944, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka set up a military committee to plan the uprising. In order to suppress the Slovak People's Resistance and stop the advance of Soviet troops, the German fascists decided to occupy Slovakia directly. On August 23, German troops assembled in the Slovak region, and on the same day, the puppet regime asked the Germans to help suppress the partisans.
The threat of direct occupation and offensive by German fascists hastened the outbreak of armed uprisings. On August 29, a popular armed uprising against fascism, centered on Banská-Bystrica, quickly swept through 2/3 of Slovakia's territory. On 1 September, the Slovak National Council announced that it had taken over all powers, formed the first rebel army and embarked on democratic reforms in the liberated territories. Almost 80,000 people took part in the uprising, in addition to Slovaks and Czechs, there were many foreign anti-fascist fighters. The German fascists committed 8 divisions of elite troops to suppress the uprising, and the rebels suffered great sacrifices. The Germans occupied Banska Bystrica on 28 October and the insurgent forces were forced to move to the mountains. The partisans regrouped and regrouped and waged a guerrilla war until the Soviet and Czechoslovak legions entered the country. This uprising was a new peak in the anti-fascist resistance movement of the Czechoslovak people, and made an important contribution to the liberation of Slovakia, the national unity of Czechoslovakia and the establishment of the people's democratic regime.