Jan Golian
Ján Golian , pseudonym Ley , Gama (born January 26, 1906 in Dombóvár , Austria-Hungary , † 1945 in Flossenbürg concentration camp ), was a Slovak brigadier general . He was one of the main organizers and temporary commander-in-chief of the Slovak insurgent army during the Slovak National Uprising (August 29 to October 28, 1944).
Golian already held the military command in the preparatory phase of the uprising from April 30, 1944. He handed him over to General Rudolf Viest after his arrival in Banska Bystrica on October 7, 1944, and served him as his adjutant for the last three weeks of the uprising. After the defeat of the insurgents was sealed, the two generals called on October 27, the remaining units to continue the fight underground. Golian and Viest were captured by the German special task force 14 on November 3 in Pohronský Bukovec in Okres Banská Bystrica . Taken via Berlin to the Flossenbürg concentration camp in the Upper Palatinate , both were executed after torture in 1945.
The municipality of Golianovo near Nitra has been named after him since 1948.
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- ↑ At that time this rank corresponded to major general.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Golian, Jan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ley, Gama |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dombóvár |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1945 |
| Place of death | Flossenbürg |