European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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I’m an agnostic. I’m not a believing man. But my mother was extremely religious.
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When I joined the Partisans she said to me: Son, I know you don’t pray, but… here, take this little rosary.
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And she put it in my pocket. She was a peasant girl.
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Out of respect to my mother I carried that rosary in my pocket at all times.
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When the Germans first captured me and searched me and emptied my pockets, they pulled out my rosary.
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They were in the habit of believing that all Partisans kill priests and burn churches.
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They were certainly surprised to find a Partisan with a rosary in his pocket.
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Furthermore, it coincided with my forged papers, which stated that I was still studying at the theological seminary.
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Once I fell into the middle of German ranks in the road. I was searched, they checked my documents.
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I didn’t have any money on me. He said to me: What are you doing here?
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I was near Opatje selo. I was en route to Doberdob.
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I told him I was on my way to the seminary in Gorica.
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They said: It’s the middle of the school year now, so what are you doing here?
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I said that I had a little bit of sickness of the lungs and that I was sent home to recover and now I’m on my way back.
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I was riding a bicycle. I had thought that there weren’t any Germans around and so I could ride on the road.
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The soldier said: Yeah, yeah, yeah… and what will you do without any money?
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I explained that we record our dues in a booklet and that we pay the balance at the end of the year.
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He was suspicious of me. He couldn’t figure out how to get me caught.
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After flipping through my papers he finally whips out a photograph of my first love, Elvira from Stanjel.
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‘Forever yours Elvira’ was written on the back. He knew a little Slovene and said to me:
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