European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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He gave the cue to the two policemen that we should go inside. An examination followed.
He gave the cue to the two policemen that we should go inside. An examination followed.
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I won’t go into what was found. That’s how this civilian life began.
I won’t go into what was found. That’s how this civilian life began.
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As Yugoslav soldier after the war
As Yugoslav soldier after the war
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As soon as I got to Celje, not lazy, went straight on to Kumrovec.
As soon as I got to Celje, not lazy, went straight on to Kumrovec.
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I went to Kumrovec from Celje by bicycle.
I went to Kumrovec from Celje by bicycle.
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Just before reaching Kumrovec, there were these wooden houses with people living in them.
Just before reaching Kumrovec, there were these wooden houses with people living in them.
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I came up to one of those houses and there was a woman inside. I asked if I could sleep there.
I came up to one of those houses and there was a woman inside. I asked if I could sleep there.
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Why? Because I’m on my way to Zagreb. She asked when I would be leaving. I said early in the morning.
Why? Because I’m on my way to Zagreb. She asked when I would be leaving. I said early in the morning.
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She said I could stay.
She said I could stay.
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She made a bed for me; it was so puffed with feathers that I was covered in them.
She made a bed for me; it was so puffed with feathers that I was covered in them.
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She asked again when I’d be leaving and I said at dawn.
She asked again when I’d be leaving and I said at dawn.
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When I woke up, perhaps it was five in the morning of the 17th May.
When I woke up, perhaps it was five in the morning of the 17th May.
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There was a huge plate of fried eggs waiting for me.
There was a huge plate of fried eggs waiting for me.
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I ate, we said farewell and I continued on to Zagreb.
I ate, we said farewell and I continued on to Zagreb.
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But when I arrived in Zagreb, the brigade was no longer there in Maksimir. I was still on that bicycle.
But when I arrived in Zagreb, the brigade was no longer there in Maksimir. I was still on that bicycle.
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I left the bicycle in front of Maksimir and I went inside to the doorman.
I left the bicycle in front of Maksimir and I went inside to the doorman.
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When I came back outside, the bicycle was gone. Someone else had stolen it.
When I came back outside, the bicycle was gone. Someone else had stolen it.
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Easy come, easy go.
Easy come, easy go.
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Of course I had a message. Mali, you must report to general headquarters in Belgrade.
Of course I had a message. Mali, you must report to general headquarters in Belgrade.
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I traveled on to Belgrade; it must have been 10 or 12 days. Sometimes I was on a train, sometimes I traveled by foot.
I traveled on to Belgrade; it must have been 10 or 12 days. Sometimes I was on a train, sometimes I traveled by foot.