European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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That evening a courier indeed brought me my passport, a fake one with a fabricated name.
That evening a courier indeed brought me my passport, a fake one with a fabricated name.
That evening a courier brought me my passport, a fake one with a made-up name. -
I headed to the train station and took a train down to the Primorje.
I headed to the train station and took a train down to the Primorje.
I headed to the train station and took a train down to Primorje. -
The last call was in a place called Kosana; that’s where all the illegal from Ljubljana went.
The last call was in a place called Kosana; that’s where all the illegal from Ljubljana went.
The last call was in a place called Kosana; that’s where all the illegals from Ljubljana went. -
Again we had to know the code.
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The landlord was the innkeeper at the Dolgan Inn.
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I turned to him to say the code – Matija sends me from Ljubljana. He responded – Vremscica.
I turned to him to say the code – Matija sends me from Ljubljana. He responded – Vremscica.
I turned to him to say the code – "Matija sends me from Ljubljana." He responded – "Vremscica." -
At the time I didn’t know what Vremscica was. After WWII I became a mountaineer and hiked up Vremscica many times.
At the time I didn’t know what Vremscica was. After WWII I became a mountaineer and hiked up Vremscica many times.
At the time I didn’t know what Vremscica was. After WWII, I became a mountaineer and hiked up Vremscica many times. -
It’s a beautiful mountain with a gorgeous view.
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I came to the partisans relatively late. I’d been in hiding in Ljubljana for four months. I left in July 1944.
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A very long journey ensued of course.
A very long journey ensued of course.
A very long journey ensued, of course. -
Ultimately our goal was the village of Obcice pod Kolevskim Rogom.
Ultimately our goal was the village of Obcice pod Kolevskim Rogom.
Our ultimate destination was the village of Obcice pod Kolevskim Rogom. -
You know what?
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It was all unforgettable beautiful, already with my leaving Ljubljana and going to liberated territory.
It was all unforgettable beautiful, already with my leaving Ljubljana and going to liberated territory.
It was all unforgettably beautiful, just my leaving Ljubljana and going to liberated territory. -
That was something incredible to me, to have found myself suddenly surrounded by nature after four months of hiding in basements.
That was something incredible to me, to have found myself suddenly surrounded by nature after four months of hiding in basements.
It was something incredible to me, to find myself suddenly surrounded by nature after four months of hiding in basements. -
The journey through the Kolpa valley was extremely beautiful: first Cebranke and the Kolpa,
The journey through the Kolpa valley was extremely beautiful: first Cebranke and the Kolpa,
The journey through the Kolpa valley was extremely beautiful: first Cebranke and then Kolpa, -
which is when we left the liberated territory and headed into the Loska valley towards Bela krajina.
which is when we left the liberated territory and headed into the Loska valley towards Bela krajina.
Which is when we left the liberated territory and headed into the Loska valley towards Bela krajina. -
And there was the fact that I finally got to work on art work. I was also perfectly willing to join the brigade.
And there was the fact that I finally got to work on art work. I was also perfectly willing to join the brigade.
Additionally, I finally got to work on art work. I was also perfectly willing to join the brigade. -
Although I don’t know how that might have worked out – considering my sensitivity to the thundering of explosions.
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Probably not well at all. But at that point they weren’t taking females into the brigade anymore.
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First, I was to make the stage setting in the theater.
First, I was to make the stage setting in the theater.
First, my role was to build the stage setting in the theater.