European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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which might bring about the arrest or the mere identification of his whereabouts or doings.
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Vojko, that is, Janko Premrl became a legendary hero in our eyes.
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We attributed to him various activities, which he never even did, nor could he have done.
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We said he’d been to Venice, Rome and atop Nanos all at the same time – like a miracle man.
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Although we knew it was impossible, it was what we thirsted for.
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In the beginning the Partisans were just a small band, but we made their strength out to be that of an entire troop.
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These were the dreamy visions of the resistance.
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But of course, anti-fascism was present in the Primorje region already prior to the war.
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Decision to join the partisan forces
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By 1941 I was ready. And not only I.
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The entire Primorje region was ready to fight against fascism.
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Of course, anti-fascism was not the only rage in the Slovenian territory. There was also the National Liberation Movement.
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The Slovenes in the Slovenian Primorje region sensed a chance through the liberation movement, through WWII.
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We were always confident that the Allied forces would conquer the nazi-fascists.
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By taking part in the resistance we were faced with an historical opportunity
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to join the rest of Slovenian territory in some new form of community.
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Then there were whispers of the Partisan movement in the Primorje region.
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Ever-indignant against fascist politics reaching even into the depths of the schooling system, I reported to the activists immediately.
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I wanted to join the Partisans. My first contact was with the unit operating in the Karst and in the Vipava valley.
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I presented myself at the end of 1942.
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