European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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That was all just retold rather harshly, but they understood. There were no charges brought against me.
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I had deserted in September and it was December before I received my certificate of discharge.
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For three months I had been de facto, and I might very well have been charged with desertion before a military court.
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It was another of my crazy maneuvers that had simply worked out well.
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They had understood this powerful desire of mine to study
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and they turned a blind eye towards the fact that I had broken the law, that I had deserted the unit without anyone’s permission.
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I just left.
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Our unit was the Gubcev brigade with its seat in Postojna.
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Every day I tested: I have to go studying, leave it alone,
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we have other worries, and you know how invaluable you are to us.
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I was immediately nominated for some medals, but I just didn’t stop.
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Once the commander finally lost his temper and said: I’m sick of you! Just get out of my sight!
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He only meant get out of his room at headquarters, but I played dumb and said: Ok, Ok, I’ll go to hell!
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And I went straight to the station in Postojna and I hopped onto the very first train.
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Relationships back then were much more humane.
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He understood that I hadn’t really deserted, but rather that I’d gone to study.
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And I could afford it too, because I truly felt that it was my right.
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I always had advocated almost philosophically, that no society is well-suited if its individuals are not content with how they fit in.
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Struggle to create an united Slovenian state
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Speaking of the circumstances of WWII, we often forget that the Slovenian area
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