War II had been provoked by the "staged" bombing of Kassa carried out by German pilots. He also accused General Henrik Werth, the Hungarian Chief of Staff of being a part of the conspiracy. In 1942, a report was made that a Hungarian officer, billeted in a house in a town of occupied Soviet Union, learned that an earlier occupant of his room had been one Andrej Andele, a Czech-born pilot of the Soviet Air Force, who had openly admitted his part in the raid on Kassa. This theory was shut down as well, due to the fact that the aircraft that bombed Kassa were twin-engined monoplanes. The Soviet Air Force did not have this kind of aircraft, but had biplanes. With this knowledge, the type of craft used in this attack could only be taken from the Germans. Another factor that breaks down this theory was the timing of the attacks. The westernmost town Kassa was reportedly attacked around shortly after 1 P.M. According to evidence brought by the Soviets at Nuremberg, the easternmost town was raided around 12:30 P.M. This evidence proved that the attack came from the east, from Soviet Union, rather than Slovakia from the west. The most plausible explanation for the bombing was that Kassa was accidentally targeted by Soviet bombers attempting to bomb Prešov following the Slovakian declaration of war against the USSR. References Bibliography External links Photos from 26 June 1941 (Damaged houses and post office) B Conflicts in 1941 Politics of World War II Eastern European theatre of World War II Hungary–Soviet Union relations Military history of Hungary during World War II 1941 in Hungary Hungary in World War II Kassa