Ceremony remembers fallen WWII freedom fighters

Žužemberk, 22 October - A traditional ceremony was held on Saturday at the Cvibelj memorial near Žužemberk to commemorate over 2,200 freedom fighters, including some 140 foreigners, who lost their lives fighting against Nazis in the Dolenjsko region during WWII. The ceremony was addressed by parliamentary Speaker Milan Brglez.

Žužemberk Parliamentary Speaker Milan Brglez lays a wreath to a memorial for the killed Partisans in the region of Dolenjsko during WWII. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Žužemberk
Parliamentary Speaker Milan Brglez lays a wreath to a memorial for the killed Partisans in the region of Dolenjsko during WWII.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Žužemberk A commemoration for the killed Partisans in the region of Dolenjsko during WWII. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Žužemberk
A commemoration for the killed Partisans in the region of Dolenjsko during WWII.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Žužemberk Parliamentary Speaker Milan Brglez addresses a commemoration for the killed Partisans in the region of Dolenjsko during WWII. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Žužemberk
Parliamentary Speaker Milan Brglez addresses a commemoration for the killed Partisans in the region of Dolenjsko during WWII.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Žužemberk A commemoration for the killed Partisans in the region of Dolenjsko during WWII. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Žužemberk
A commemoration for the killed Partisans in the region of Dolenjsko during WWII.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

The rest of this news item is available to subscribers.
The news item consists of 821 characters (without spaces) or 161 words words.

Buy the news item. Price: 2 tokens; on account: 0 tokens.

nd/nd
© STA, 2016