European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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There were only few and they did not report us to the police –
There were only few and they did not report us to the police –
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kept quiet and did not keep in touch with us.
kept quiet and did not keep in touch with us.
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But only about 10 % weren’t with us.
But only about 10 % weren’t with us.
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First contact with partisans
First contact with partisans
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We had already heard in 1942 that partisans were staying in our area.
We had already heard in 1942 that partisans were staying in our area.
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But the first contact was at Easter 1943
But the first contact was at Easter 1943
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when the first partisans came and knocked at the door:
when the first partisans came and knocked at the door:
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“Mother, open!
“Mother, open!
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The partisans are here; the army of the Slovenian people.
The partisans are here; the army of the Slovenian people.
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We will destroy fascism and you will be free once more.”
We will destroy fascism and you will be free once more.”
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Afterwards we had regular contact. We sang a song I will never forget.
Afterwards we had regular contact. We sang a song I will never forget.
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There was a woman who had a harmonica.
There was a woman who had a harmonica.
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We were friends straight away.
We were friends straight away.
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Afterwards we had to help them every day.
Afterwards we had to help them every day.
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Into the forest, delivering food. In the evenings they came again.
Into the forest, delivering food. In the evenings they came again.
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That was the way the resistance was organised and kept getting stronger.
That was the way the resistance was organised and kept getting stronger.
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Anschluss, persecution, propaganda for resistance
Anschluss, persecution, propaganda for resistance
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The father, Wasilij, was still young.
The father, Wasilij, was still young.
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He kept saying of National Socialism: “That will be no good.”
He kept saying of National Socialism: “That will be no good.”
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Afterwards, the authority was taken over by the Nazis,
Afterwards, the authority was taken over by the Nazis,