Ferdinand Čatloš, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ferdinand Čatloš

slovak minister of defence of the Slovakia and general

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1895

Place of Birth: Liptovský Peter, Slovak Socialist Republic, Slovakia

Date of Death: 16-Dec-1972

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: Slovakia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ferdinand Catloš (October 7, 1895 – December 16, 1972) was a Slovak military officer and politician.
Throughout his short career in the administration of the Slovak Republic he held the post of Minister of Defence.
He was also the commanding officer of the Field Army Bernolák during the Invasion of Poland and Operation Barbarossa.
On 2 August 1944 he abandoned his post and joined the partisan fighters.
At the conclusion of World War II, he was imprisoned for three years by the National Court of Bratislava and released in 1948.
He spent the remainder of his life working as an ordinary clerk in Martin, Czechoslovakia.