European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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But he didn’t much exert himself.
But he didn’t much exert himself.
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Not to the extent that I could say he was a member of the activists of the LF.
Not to the extent that I could say he was a member of the activists of the LF.
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At home they didn’t let me work for the LF.
At home they didn’t let me work for the LF.
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But I decided that I just had to proceed independently and according to my own set of ethics.
But I decided that I just had to proceed independently and according to my own set of ethics.
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Decision to take part in the Resistance
Decision to take part in the Resistance
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I was terribly upset then that Ljubljana was occupied. I think the majority of Ljubljana residents were.
I was terribly upset then that Ljubljana was occupied. I think the majority of Ljubljana residents were.
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Ljubljana was actually on the border of the occupation zone.
Ljubljana was actually on the border of the occupation zone.
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The north of Ljubljana was occupied by the Germans,
The north of Ljubljana was occupied by the Germans,
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and from the northern border of the city and southwards were the Italians …
and from the northern border of the city and southwards were the Italians …
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not to mention the border of present-day Hungary.
not to mention the border of present-day Hungary.
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The Hungarians had entered into the Rome-Berlin Axis and occupied Prekmurje.
The Hungarians had entered into the Rome-Berlin Axis and occupied Prekmurje.
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Well, of course I knew what lay ahead of us.
Well, of course I knew what lay ahead of us.
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I knew that Italian fascism just like German Nazism had it in their programs to basically liquidate the Slovenes.
I knew that Italian fascism just like German Nazism had it in their programs to basically liquidate the Slovenes.
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For a while I knew nothing of any Liberation Front (LF), or maybe I only sensed that something was going on.
For a while I knew nothing of any Liberation Front (LF), or maybe I only sensed that something was going on.
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One day in early autumn I went up to the Ljubljana Castle and looked towards the German border of Ljubljana.
One day in early autumn I went up to the Ljubljana Castle and looked towards the German border of Ljubljana.
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I saw huge amounts of smoke billowing up above the village of Rasica.
I saw huge amounts of smoke billowing up above the village of Rasica.
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That village was situated on the German side. I don’t know how the news came in to Ljubljana.
That village was situated on the German side. I don’t know how the news came in to Ljubljana.
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But everyone around me already knew that Rasica was burning. That the Germans were burning it.
But everyone around me already knew that Rasica was burning. That the Germans were burning it.
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That they had rounded up and taken all the male population away.
That they had rounded up and taken all the male population away.
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That moment I said to myself I can’t just do nothing.
That moment I said to myself I can’t just do nothing.