Dalmatia Partisan Paper Hidden In Mountains
A six page weekly distributed secretly in Dalmatia by AVNOJ members is produced at Free Dalmatia headquarters in a stone village. The hand set press prints one page daily and a small staff of 15, including five women, sustains the operation while fighters rotate through. The paper serves as a symbol of Partisan unity amid German-occupied territory along the Adriatic coastline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Avnoj
Chicago Tribune
Com G Interior
Free Dalmatia Staff Recall Yugoslav Partisans Life
A memoir fragment describes trials of traitors, harsh wartime leniency, and two Ustachi freed after capture. It portrays harsh winter in a mountain village near the sea, daily radio broadcasts from London and Moscow, and the daily routines of Free Dalmatia staff amid sparse meals and loyal slogans for Marshal Tito. The narrative notes American aid and villagers’ curiosity about the United States and popular culture.
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Matia
Ustachi
Apay
London
Free Dalmatia
Stone House
Army of Liberation
Free
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Tito
Moscow
New York
America
Laurel and Hardy
Liberators Fly Over as Yugoslav Camp Escapees Reach Partisans
A village watches seventy Liberator planes pass in a precise northbound formation. Matosic from Yugoslavia visits to discuss sport and struggle. Two escapees from concentration camps, one 27 and one 35, join the Partisans after three years abroad. They recount experiences from Wiener Neustadt and the Jasenovac Ustachi camp, noting sabotage scarcity and German strategy to sow mistrust among nationalities. The day ends with cautious meals and peaches shared among all.
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Yugoslavia
Matosic
England
Partisans
Wiener Neustadt
Vienna
Jasenovac
Croatia
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