Slovak Military Archives

Category: Database of National Military History Archives Published: Wednesday, 05 February 2020

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1. Archive name (English)

The Military History Archive

http://www.vhu.sk/zakladne-informacie-o-vha/

2. Archive name (native)

Vojenský historický archív

http://www.vhu.sk/zakladne-informacie-o-vha/

3. Address

Vojenský historický archív, Krajná 27, 821 04  Bratislava, Slovenská republika

 

 

 

4. Organization affiliation

The Military History Archive are a department of The Institute of Military History. The Institute of Military History is subordinate to The Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic.

http://www.vhu.sk/zakladne-informacie-o-vha/

5. Website

 

http://www.vhu.sk/zakladne-informacie-o-vha/

6. E-Mail/Contact

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

http://www.vhu.sk/zakladne-informacie-o-vha/

7. Phone

+421 2 48 20 77 20

 

8. Fax

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9. General description of contents

The Military Archives is responsible for the documents of military provenance of the Slovak republic and its predecessors. These include documents from the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces' Administration, the Austria-Hungarian Army up to 1918, the Czechoslovak Army in 1918 - 1939, the Slovak Army in 1939 – 1945, the Czechoslovak Army in 1945 – 1992 as well as the Army (The Armed Forces) SR since 1993.

 

 

10. Categories, Linear measurement, Period covered

By the end of 2018, The Military History Archive kept holdings of approximately the following amount: more than 4030 linear meters of written records, 3350 auxiliary archive books, 11 064 personal files of soldiers, 896 military registers, 8000 pieces of military regulations and 17 683 photographs. These holdings are from the period of 1611-1993.

 

11. Access conditions (opening hours)

Tuesday to Friday: 08:00 to 15:00

 

http://www.vhu.sk/zakladne-informacie-o-vha/

12. Conditions of use (legal conditions)

Archives and Registries Act No. 395/2002

http://www.vhu.sk/badatelna/

13. Publications/Guides of the archive

 

http://www.vhu.sk/badatelna/, http://www.vhu.sk/prehlad-archivnych-fondov-a-zbierok/

14. Finding aids

 

http://www.vhu.sk/archivne-pomocky/

15. Accessible to the public (printed/electronic)

Printed archive aids are available at the archive in the research room.

http://www.vhu.sk/archivne-pomocky/