Ceremony Remembers Men Forced to Join Nazi Army in WWII

Kamnik, 27 August - Slovenia marked on Monday the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes with a ceremony dedicated to the men forcibly mobilised to fight for Germany in WWII. Academician Janez Juhant said in his keynote address that the remembrance day was meant to undo the wrongs committed by totalitarian regimes.

Mekinje Head of the Study Centre for National Reconciliation Andreja Valič Zver addressing the ceremony marking the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes. Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

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Head of the Study Centre for National Reconciliation Andreja Valič Zver addressing the ceremony marking the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes.
Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

Mekinje Theologian Janez Juhant addressing the ceremony marking the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes. Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

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Theologian Janez Juhant addressing the ceremony marking the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes.
Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

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