The decision to rebellion was heroic act

On this national holiday today, many celebrations were organized across the country by the country’s day of resistance against the occupier, and in the morning she is the president of the country Nataša Pirc Musar laid a wreath at the OF monument in the Rožna Valley in Ljubljana. In her epistle, she wrote that the day of rebellion against the occupier reminds us of the hard -to -expect and demanding path to our independence.

The Axis forces with Nazi Germany attacked Yugoslavia in April 1941 and occupied it. The Slovenes opted for rebellion, which we remember on the day of resistance against the occupier. Representatives of the Communist Party of Slovenia, Christian Socialists, Falcons and Cultural Workers established an anti -imperialist front at the house of Josip Vidmar in Rožna valley in Ljubljana in April 1941.

President of the National Assembly Urška Klakočar Zupančič said at Friday’s national celebration in Tržič that the decision to rebel against the occupier was the biggest decision of the time: “It required a clear definition of national existence. She demanded the immense courage of armed coping with a much greater military force and a ruthless totalitarian ideology of fascism and Nazism. The decision to rebellion was a heroic act. « 

Urška Klakočar Zupančič said that in difficult conditions of the war, the resistance against the occupier was sowing the seeds of Slovenian statehood, and recalled: “Slovenian partisans were part of a winning international coalition that defeated the greatest evil of the twentieth century. It wasn’t all right after the war. Similar to other Allied countries in which the quizlin structures were formed, there was a great deal of suffering, injustice, extrajudicial killings and confiscation of property, but the truths about the liberation front, the national liberation struggle and the liberation from under the belt of the occupier should never be insulted by distorting historical facts. « 

The President of the Republic, Natasa Pirc Musar, wrote in her epistle that at the holiday we « paid homage to the courage and unwavering will of all who resisted violence, oppression and injustice in those dark times. We remember those who – with weapons or words, in forests or places, with actions or silent resistance – paved the way to our freedom. Free deciding on your own destiny is invaluable; Many nations around the world are still craving and fighting for it. « 

She added that throughout history, the Slovenian nation has repeatedly proved that it can recognize the right moment for cooperation and resistance, that it does not allow itself to take the right to its language, culture and sovereignty, to life in its space. “Today should be an opportunity to thank all those who have contributed so that we can live in a free and democratic state. At the same time, let us remind us that peace and freedom are not taken for granted, but the responsibility of every generation. « 

In Andraž above Polzela, on the day of Slovenian-American friendship and alliance, there was an interstate memorial ceremony. Photo: Metka Grmek

American memory

The day before the national holiday, the now traditional day of Slovenian-American friendship and alliance was organized in Andraž above Polzela. He is prepared to commemorate the overthrow of the American bomber during World War II, who flew from the south of Italy to an attack on a factory in Austria. Eight crew members lost their lives, and two survived with the help of Andraž residents. Defense Minister is at the ceremony Borut Sajovic Said that American pilots died because they helped keep their freedom.