European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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and inspected me and discovered that all I had were flowers and let me pass on through.
and inspected me and discovered that all I had were flowers and let me pass on through.
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But when I reached today’s Presernova Street and passed by the Italian police,
But when I reached today’s Presernova Street and passed by the Italian police,
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somebody started screaming that I should be stopped.
somebody started screaming that I should be stopped.
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Then the so-called ‘quaestors’ arrested me and confiscated my tricycle and took me to the police.
Then the so-called ‘quaestors’ arrested me and confiscated my tricycle and took me to the police.
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What was I doing with this? I told them that I went out into countryside.
What was I doing with this? I told them that I went out into countryside.
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Then they put me in a police car, a policeman on each side of me.
Then they put me in a police car, a policeman on each side of me.
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I felt so ashamed to be taken home in such company. They drove me home because I admitted where I lived.
I felt so ashamed to be taken home in such company. They drove me home because I admitted where I lived.
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My father opened the door and they asked if I really was his daughter. He confirmed I was.
My father opened the door and they asked if I really was his daughter. He confirmed I was.
My father opened the door and asked if I really was his daughter. He confirmed. -
“Does she live here?” - “She lives here.”
“Does she live here?” - “She lives here.”
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They then left and the next day I got my tricycle back.
They then left and the next day I got my tricycle back.
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But I wasn’t permitted to ride it anymore because after my little adventure, tricycles were also banned.
But I wasn’t permitted to ride it anymore because after my little adventure, tricycles were also banned.
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Activities under Italian Occupation
Activities under Italian Occupation
Activities under Italian occupation -
My role in the LF varied.
My role in the LF varied.
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It wasn’t just a secret network limited to Ljubljana.
It wasn’t just a secret network limited to Ljubljana.
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It went through all of Slovenia, developing gradually.
It went through all of Slovenia, developing gradually.
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Around Ljubljana it developed earlier, because the leadership was here
Around Ljubljana it developed earlier, because the leadership was here
Around Ljubljana it developed earlier, because here the leadership was -
and the founding meeting took place on Vecna pot in Ljubljana.
and the founding meeting took place on Vecna pot in Ljubljana.
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Then it spread inwards to Koroska and to the Primorje region as well.
Then it spread inwards to Koroska and to the Primorje region as well.
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So Slovenia was completely covered, but not all at once. I had a variety of roles.
So Slovenia was completely covered, but not all at once. I had a variety of roles.
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First I was just a girl incorporated into the LF group with students.
First I was just a girl incorporated into the LF group with students.