Intervention of army Warsaw Pact 21.august 1968

thoose day was author in service asistent for supervisiory to entry in the barracks of 251. antiaircraft artilery regiment VÚ 5100 Vysoké Mýto. Pavel Ondrejkovic-Sandor de Szlavnicza oldest son born in the town Trenčín from one of seriousnes and oldest family in area our state. His father was between years 1934-54 profesional army officer captain Aladár Ondrejkovics-Sandor de, (of politic reasons out of army in the fifty years of century), mother clerk Alžbeta Ondrejkovič born Ličko.

Enter a service in the 20.august 1968 15.00 o clock. Receipted distibutor, alarm direction, red wicker braids for supervisior and in buttonhole woods puted 60 st. sharpness cartridges for his carabine SA 58. Already in the 19.august 1968 although illusory piece in state and furloughte times have maried and single officers and warant officers prohibited to leave the garrisone and can not visited his family. Their hostel was in the right, at once next front door to the barrack dirctly against railway stop Vysoké Mýto. From 21 hours themselves without wordes pottered officers between staff of the regiments and their hostel.

Author apprehend, that something is the matter, (was son of officer). Round 22.15 o clock evning in guardhouse ring phone of headquarters with command bring in supervisory baracks, which to author after receipt phone conversation ordered arouse officers of regiment in their hostel.

Author was in place after 30 seconds, but officers was dressed and to have girdet belts with official weapons. Take to the staff of regiments. After as author unoficial to learn about occupation our state with foreign armys. formally about 22.30 o clock. After his displace taking to place guard before front door to baracks. To have in service most strong weapon and mores patrons. Scarce new direcly, then held by his consideration. Do not stay to his place next entry, but tucked patron to barrel his carabine and turn in to ditch with weapon maybe 15m in the right of front door. Other officers of the hostel is lost somewhere. Time to intervene quickly. Round 4 o clock morning as slowly came four figure in the foreigns uniform. Author noisily stretched breech and emphaticle their called, that as to him not at all came in and in case of no, that did not keep his hand in weapons. Thoose consulted as between self and the far. After hour and half as old revealed

colonel of Soviet army and of respectful distance from the author asked, In daylight to end his 24 hours service comes to leader of regiment even foreign officers. That was received Commanding General of Soviet army wtih leader regiment, which meanwhile the 23.45 oslock delivered linkman of his flat in Vysoké Mýto. Soviet colonel as then away. Author admited, that soviet officers eczactly filed his directives with the intent to keep him an excuse for shooting. Was not worst, nor best soldier of regiment PVO (originaly to have other army specialization), but realizes, that his regiment loses every minute possibility to his fighte fan out. Author acknowledges, that was in his place decisive fulfil one s duty of the soldier of ČSA. He had, however, notify the supervisory officer, that soviet general calls for acceptance. Maybe 7.00 oclock as came soviet military car GAZ 69 and planted maybe 50m of entry russian general. Then came to walk self to entry and civilly asked to author for announce his visit. After reaction with author si ho už supervisory officer of regiment came only assume.

Leader from regimennts held meeting with soldiers of national service on that note soldiers with formed situation. In thoose meeting was elected author to crisis comitee of the regiment, as deputy soldiers of national service. Soldiers fulminate gived show his discontent with pasivity and helplessed officers corps their regiment. Contrariwise leader of battery in which served author already reach estabilish connection unstandarte with soviet officers.

Author was skeptic to thier certain activity. For example politic leader of regiment coloroued in kitchen of regiments red flag to black and after their put sth up for baracks. To dining-room of soldiers bring legal instrument 2000 wordes, which soldiers of national service demonstrate signed, but officers are only some. In second day in the fields not far from the baracks was concentrated tanks brigade of polish intervence army. His tank canons was directed to caserne of 251. regiment PVOS Vysoké Mýto. In the autopark author in the minitor of radar SON 9A observed many aims - avions of intervents, which flew in the air area of states. laughed a lot, when they saw flight too old transport avions Li 2 of Polish air force, triggering anti leaflets of coarse paper with spelling errors. In addition to conventional types military avions often flighted above Vysoké Mýto twin motor Jak 28P fighters. 85 mm PLK vz. 44S, obsluha 8 vojáků *výkony: maximální rychlost cíle : 200 m/s (720 km/h), výškový dosah maximální : 12000 m, účinný 8500 m, dálkový dosah : maximální 18000 m, účinný 11500 m, rychlost střelby : 15 - 20 ran/min.

For 251. antiaircraft regiment Vysoké Mýto has already been given to pasivity his officeres corps although his very strong weapons situation military insoluble. At the meeting crisis comitee of regimentes author expressed remonstrate his doubt o future Czekoslowakian republic for repeated pasivity his weapones force already of the year 1938 regardless of the political system.

P V O S V y s o k é M ý t o in the 21.august 1968. In the year 1969 was in prison in relation with demonstration against the stay of occupation troops USSR in our state. In emloyment him in the year 1968-69 for show by not remindet of thoose reason, that many of ortodoxe comunists of his firm ČSPD Bratislava as misjudge according statued of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia KSČ, after entry soldiery chop and changeas hold in their places. It is necessary append, that as their to with certain castling nearly all been. Officers of Secret National Security ŠTB to author not fergoted and evry year before 21 august his exposited for interrogation, but not meaning to, the author did not imlicate to comunication.

Draft-card to Pavel O.-S on 8.october 1966 he started to perform ZVS to 62.automobile troop of Ostrov nad Ohří (VÚ 4404), leader of troop was lieutn-col. Drexler (author later hear of soldiers ZVS, that lieutn-col Drexler is on the occupying army was apparently strictly forbidding), leader of UOS first lieutn. Randuška, leader of 4.company capt Krejza, leader of staff the troop mjr Randák ). Troop was subject of 20. moto shooting division of the Karlsbad. Paradox military time, during which Pavel Ondrejkovic-S. often visitet in the Karlsbad Grandhotel Moskva - Pupp, visit which you can not afford many officers (easy to be mentally, spend more in the fourth group price) completed his move to the VÚ 5100 Vysoké Mýto.

Author in time ZVS in the year 1968 sign document 2000 words and was deputy of soldiers national service in crisis committee 251.antiaircraft regiments VÚ 5100 Vysoké Mýto

During outings visited to town library of Vysoké Mýto. Here he received to his hand newsweek Literární listy. (in his canselary ich mal too leader of regiment). In they assumed the continuation amendment Alexander Solženicyn ,, One day of Ivan Denisovič ". Maybe thema was new, but not for author. She reminded him his childhood and behaviour states organs to his family. Author si evidently remember too article in thoose newspaper for month ego the august 1968 displaying concern of possible intervention Soviet army to Czechoslovakia.

Soviet armored transporter accident on the railway passage in Vysoké Mýto Regiment barracks near PVOS in August 1968. Armored transporter may be overturned, but with no visible damage. Locomotive was ripe for the General remont.