Two adjacent graves of the fallen during the Second World War, Zabukovje

Franc Klenovšek. Sistory. date of birth: 15. 8. 1911, place of birth: Podvrh, military status: NOV and POS, date of death: 23. 12. 1944, place of death: Mrzla planina, place of burial: Zabukovje, cause of death: Killed, perpetrator of death: Ustaši

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Benjamin Kartuš. Sistory.

»BENJAMIN KARTUŠ [photograph] was born on 24 February 1926 in France as the son of miner Anton and Marie, born Kozorog. In France, where his father was then a miner, he lived until the age of 6. In 1932 he returned with his parents to Yugoslavia. He started attending school in the academic year 1932/33 at Senov and completed 7 grades, as well as 3 grades of the elementary school. Afterwards he studied trade. In June 1944 he was forcibly mobilized into the German army, where he remained only for 5 weeks. He escaped and on 3 August 1944 voluntarily reported to the Kozjanski Detachment and was assigned as a fighter to the II Battalion of the Kozjanski Detachment. He was active and very combative. On 10 December 1944 he fell in the battles with the Germans on Pokojni Vrh - Zabukovje near Sevnica, where he is also buried. He fell as a machine gunner and had the rank of leader.

Šribar Slavko, Škaler Stanko, Padli v ognju revolucije, Krško: Zveza ZB NOV občine Krško, 1971, p. 168.

»Surname, name, partisan name               KARTUŠ Benjamin Year and place of birth                                   24. 2. 1926, Vergonžan, France Date of joining NOV and POS                  August 1944 Occupation                                               student Other                                                      He was a machine gunner and leader in the 2nd squad of the 2nd battalion, then in the 3rd battalion. He fell on 10 December 1944 on Pokojni Vrh.«

Tomaž Teropšič, Kozjanski odred, 2. knjiga, Knjižnica NOV in POS 29/3, Maribor: Založba Obzorja, 1993, p. 154.................................................

Mirko Gračner /Gračnar/. Sistory.

»Surname, name, partisan name               GRAČNER Mirko Year and place of birth                                   16. 2. 1926, Brdo pri Planini Date of joining NOV and POS                  August 1944 Occupation                                               son of a farmer Other                                                      He was a secretary of the SKOJ in the 2nd squad of the 2nd battalion. He fell on 12 December 1944 in Zabukovje near Planina.«

Tomaž Teropšič, Kozjanski odred, 2. knjiga, Knjižnica NOV in POS 29/3, Maribor: Založba Obzorja, 1993, p. 154.

»Planina pri Sevnici […] GRAČNER MIRKO, born in 1926 on Brdo pri Planini, son of a farmer. August 1944 joined the Kozjanski Detachment. Fell on 12 December 1944 in Zabukovje near Planina.«

Miklavž Liška, Padli borci and victims of fascist terror in the municipality of Šentjur pri Celju, in: Marjan Žagar et al. [eds.], Between Boč and Bohor, Šentjur pri Celju, Šmarje pri Jelšah: Delavska univerza Rogaška Slatina, 1984, p. 384.................................................

Janez Penič. Sistory.«Last name, first name, partisan name               PENIČ Ivan Year and place of birth                                   27. 12. 1926, Podsreda Date of entry into NOV and POS                  IX. 1944 Occupation                                                     student Other                                                        He fell on 10 December 1944 near Zabukovje.»

Tomaž Teropšič, Kozjanski odred, 2. knjiga, Knjižnica NOV in POS 29/3, Maribor: Založba Obzorja, 1993, str. 283.

«Podsreda […] PENIČ IVAN, born on 27 December 1926 in Podsreda, joined the NOV in October 1944, and fell on 10 December 1944 during the fighting near Zabukovje.»

Miklavž Liška, Padli in žrtve iz občine Šmarje pri Jelšah, in: Marjan Žagar idr. [eds.], Med Bočem in Bohorjem, Šentjur pri Celju, Šmarje pri Jelšah: Delavska univerza Rogaška Slatina, 1984, p. 411.