Hlinková mládež 1938-1945 - Ústav pamäti národa

system and its role during the final desperate struggle for preserving therepublic regime became fatal for the HY. The last phase of its existence wasmarked by radicalization and lasted until the April 1945. The renewal of theCzechoslovak Republic meant the end of the party and its youth organization.Despite a great interest and endeavour, their effort to “recreate a newman” did not became as efficient as they expected. Most of the effortsremained only in the sphere of propaganda and of the highest command.The story of the Hlinka Youth ended with the evacuation of the prominentleaders and by sentencing them.184