Beautiful alpine pasture in Slovenia
Jul 16, 2025 19:56:25 GMT
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Post by librarylady on Jul 16, 2025 19:56:25 GMT
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And in 1944, this enchanting landscape was the site of an extraordinary event. Ten Allied soldiers were on the plane went it crashed on Velika Planina, two of whom were killed on impact. Nazi soldiers were occupying Slovenia at the time, and the hunt was on for the remaining crew members. Two were eventually captured by the Nazis, but six others were first found by the local Slovene Partisans (an anti-Nazi resistance group). Three of these airmen were well enough to make their own way down the mountain. The other three, including the pilot, were badly hurt, and were taken to a secret Partisan hospital that was hidden in the thick forests below the mountain.
The American soldiers needed an IV drip, so supplies were smuggled from the nearest town, Kamnik, by Partisans. Two of the Allies successfully recovered from their injuries over the course of a 10-day stay in hiding at the foot of Velika Planina. In the end, the captain, Oto H. Hinds of Boulder, Colorado, could not be saved. He was buried near the secret Partisan hospital. The gravesite that can be visited today, along with the ruins of the hospital, along a beautiful walk from Kamniška Bistrica up towards Velika Planina.
Scrap metal from the crashed Flying Fortress was gathered by locals and used to construct buildings. Look closely and you'll notice that one of the cowherd huts on Velika Planina is fitted with a very special door, which was once the hatch to the bomber.
And in 1944, this enchanting landscape was the site of an extraordinary event. Ten Allied soldiers were on the plane went it crashed on Velika Planina, two of whom were killed on impact. Nazi soldiers were occupying Slovenia at the time, and the hunt was on for the remaining crew members. Two were eventually captured by the Nazis, but six others were first found by the local Slovene Partisans (an anti-Nazi resistance group). Three of these airmen were well enough to make their own way down the mountain. The other three, including the pilot, were badly hurt, and were taken to a secret Partisan hospital that was hidden in the thick forests below the mountain.
The American soldiers needed an IV drip, so supplies were smuggled from the nearest town, Kamnik, by Partisans. Two of the Allies successfully recovered from their injuries over the course of a 10-day stay in hiding at the foot of Velika Planina. In the end, the captain, Oto H. Hinds of Boulder, Colorado, could not be saved. He was buried near the secret Partisan hospital. The gravesite that can be visited today, along with the ruins of the hospital, along a beautiful walk from Kamniška Bistrica up towards Velika Planina.
Scrap metal from the crashed Flying Fortress was gathered by locals and used to construct buildings. Look closely and you'll notice that one of the cowherd huts on Velika Planina is fitted with a very special door, which was once the hatch to the bomber.