Ferdinand Čatloš

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Ferdinand Čatloš
Born	(1895-10-07)7 October 1895 Szentpéter, Kingdom of Hungary (now Liptovský Peter, Slovakia)
Died	31 August 1972(1972-08-31) (aged 76) Martin, Czechoslovakia, (now Martin, Slovakia)
Allegiance	Slovak Republic (1939–1945)
Service/branch	Slovak Army
Rank	General
Commands held	Field Army Bernolák
Battles/wars	Invasion of Poland Operation Barbarossa

Ferdinand Čatloš (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.

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