European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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I belonged to the scouts from my twelfth birthday,
I belonged to the scouts from my twelfth birthday,
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so it was for four or five years at that time.
so it was for four or five years at that time.
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And the scouts shaped us, it was different from nowadays.
And the scouts shaped us, it was different from nowadays.
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There was a rule: love to your country, physical fitness, and sports and some other things.
There was a rule: love to your country, physical fitness, and sports and some other things.
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Hate against Germans for long time
Hate against Germans for long time
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I did have problems because of that.
I did have problems because of that.
I hab schon noch Folgen gehabt – ja, das war schon. -
As long as I was healthy, nothing; but when I was ill,
As long as I was healthy, nothing; but when I was ill,
Also, wenn ich gesund war, dann war nichts, aber wenn ich krank war, dann war schon: -
I started having delusions, bad feelings and fears about people.
I started having delusions, bad feelings and fears about people.
phantasiert und alles Mögliche, schlimme Gefühle und Angst vor die Leute, -
When I saw somebody in uniform coming, I used to hide.
When I saw somebody in uniform coming, I used to hide.
und wenn ich einen in Uniform sehen hab kommen, dann hab’ ich mich schon versteckt auch. -
The Germans were my deadly enemies for a long time.
The Germans were my deadly enemies for a long time.
Und die Deutschen waren meine Todfeinde, lange, lange. -
It took many years before I had it worked out
It took many years before I had it worked out
Lange Jahre bevor das mit mir selber fertig war, und das nicht -
that it weren’t the Germans as such – it were just the fascists.
that it weren’t the Germans as such – it were just the fascists.
– bis ich drauf kommen bin, dass das nicht der Deutsche ist, es ist einfach der Faschist. -
But not all are German; they can be from anywhere, in other countries.
But not all are German; they can be from anywhere, in other countries.
Das sind aber nicht nur die Deutschen, das alles Mögliche andere, in alle Länder. -
Discrimination of Slovenians after war
Discrimination of Slovenians after war
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There were conflicts because I was a Slovenian.
There were conflicts because I was a Slovenian.
Es is halt außer, dass ich eine Slowenin war, dann war halt - waren schon Konflikte auch. -
I even had conflicts with other Slovenians.
I even had conflicts with other Slovenians.
Sogar mit die Slowenen habe ich Konflikte gehabt. -
They could not understand
They could not understand
Die haben nicht verstanden, -
why I had so much political interest and why I am for the Slovenes.
why I had so much political interest and why I am for the Slovenes.
warum ich so politisch Interesse hab’ und warum ich so für die Slowenen bin usw. -
Well, the disappointment was big when the English came
Well, the disappointment was big when the English came
Also die Enttäuschung war schon groß, wenn der Krieg aus war und die Engländer kamen -
and treated us like enemies again.
and treated us like enemies again.
und uns wieder so behandelten, wie Feinde,