Slovak Air Force (1939–1945)
The Slovenske Vzdusne Zbrane ("Slovak Air Force") (SVZ) was the air force of the short-lived World War II Slovak Republic. Its mission was to provided air support and recon in fronts,amongst to protect Bratislava and metropolitan areas against enemy air strikes. These unit was support Axis Powers offensives in Ukraine and Russian Central front under led of Luftwaffe to Stalingrad and Caucasus operations.
For other part Slovakian A.F. was confronted at USAAF and RAF during raids against Territoire during same period.these air force used the major part of your war material and equipment in Eastern Front with great losses of aircraft and personnel. The symbol of Slovakian A.F. was a white-blue with red circle cross in Tail and wings amongst yellow paint in engine cover and vertical line in fuselage.theirs received from Germans and Italians aircraft for training and defensive use.
When Romanians and Russians enter in Slovakia, with some captured aircrafts and defectors organized one local Insurgent Air Force for continuing the fight against Axis forces in country, others served in voluntarily Luftwaffe units; later these air unit was integrated to National Air Force after the conflict.
Distinguished Slovakian Air Aces
- Martin Danihel
- Frantisek Hanovec
- Jozef Drlicka
- Vladimír Krisko
- Ján Reznák
- Ján Gerthoffer
- Ondrej Dumbala
- Alexander Geric
- Frantisek Brezina
- Ivan Kocka
- Izidor Kováric
- Stefan Ocvirk
- Jozef Stauder
- Anton Matusek
- Pavol Zelenák
Units of Slovak Air Force
- I° unit of Stihakileta Group (figther unit),Slovenske Vzdusne Zbrane,air unit in support to slovakian forces in Russia, Zhytomyr-Kiev, Ukraine, October 1941.
Local Government and Private Aircraft Companies
- Avia
- Acro
- Aero
- Letov
- Benes-Mraz
- Praga
- Zlin
- Ceskomoravska-Kolben-Danek (CKD)
- Mroz
- Walter
Aircrafts of Slovak Air Force
- Arado Ar 96B-5
- Bucker Bu 131B Jungmann
- Bucker Bu 133 Jungmeister
- Bucker Bu 181D Bestmann
- Fieseler Fi 156C-2
- Focke-Wulf Fw 44C Stieglitz
- Focke-Wulf Fw 58C Weihe
- Focke-Wulf Fw 189A-1 Uhu
- Gotha Go 145C
- Heinkel He 72B-1 Kadett
- Heinkel He 111H-3
- Junkers W 34h
- Junkers Ju 52/3m g7e
- Klemm Kl 35D
- Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7
- Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6
- Siebel Fh 104 Hallore
- Siebel Si 240A
- Avia B 71
- Avia B 122
- Avia B 135
- Avia B 158
- Aero A 100
- Aero Ab 101
- Aero A 300
- Aero A 304
- Aero AP-32
- Benes Mráz Be51 'Beta Minor'
- Letov S 231
- Letov S 328
- Praga E-39 der A/B 32 Pardubitz
- Praga E-51
- Praga E-210
- Praga E-240
- Zlin Z-XV
- Zlin XII
- Caudron C.445 Goeland
- Avro 626
- Savoia-Marchetti S.M.84bis