My parent's or other relatives' memories about Slovinia's political spring by Klara Levstek

levstekklara — 2024-12-17 12:34:41 UTC

I remember how an air raid siren woke me up on a Monday summer morning at 8 am. I immediately got up and ran to the nearest bomb shelter.

My grandfather remembered the end of the ten-day war for Slovenia the most, when the Yugoslav soldiers boarded the ships and left Slovenia.

2024-12-17 18:23:56 UTC

My father remembers that on the June 26th he was storing hay with his father. Then they heard the noise of the tanks coming from the direction of Divača. The locals set up a barricade in front of Lokev with trucks to prevent the tanks to continuing their journey towards Lipica border. But the barricade only slowed them down, but didn't stop them.

2024-12-17 19:40:18 UTC

Gaja Brankovič

2024-12-17 22:59:24 UTC

My dad remembers the sirens and the sound of the guns going off during the war and he remembers digging the shelter.

My father remembers that during the war he was in the special police and that they expected that if we were attacked more severely, they would also have to participate in the war. But fortunately, this was not necessary in the end.

2024-12-18 05:44:09 UTC

2024-12-18 05:54:52 UTC

When my mom went to work, she remembers that there were barricades on roads where they were doing check ups on people. Before they relized that there was a war happening, it was already over.

2024-12-18 06:22:35 UTC

My mom remembers when she went home with her uncle from Ljubljana, they had to go through the forest because the tanks were already on Rebernice.

My father remembers the day when Slovenia was declared an independent country, because he went with his friends to the ceremonial declaration in Ljubljana.

2024-12-18 06:23:52 UTC

Kevin Juretič

2024-12-18 06:28:55 UTC

My grandmother remembers well the time when there was war for the independence of Slovenia. Since they lived near the border crossing of Rožna Dolina, they heard all the explosions of tanks and bullets. When the sirens squealed, they went to hide into the shelter which they had at home, in the basement.

Maximiljan Žvokelj

2024-12-18 06:34:27 UTC

My grandfather remembers that trucks and buses were taken to the border crossing in Gorjansko, so that the Yugoslavs would not come through the crossing.

2024-12-18 08:33:17 UTC

My father remembers that in 1991, there was a Yugoslav tank in Rožna dolina, near the Italian border. The Slovenian territorial defense started shooting on it and the tank exploded.

levstekklara — 2024-12-18 10:23:28 UTC

Kjara Hlede

My dad remembers how they were working on the farm when they heard a gunshot and a siren. They ran to the elementary school of Kojsko. There was little space. They had to wait there for 4 hours.