BOJANCI-OŠ Bojanci (now fire station)

The first plaque is about the Tomšič Brigade (unveiled on 22 July 1951), the second about the Croatian hospital (unveiled on 6 July 1958).

In June 1943, the Gubčeva and Tomšič Brigade withdrew to White Croatia. The Tomšič Brigade settled in the village of Bojanci, where on 4 July they were attacked by members of the Italian army. The attack was repelled, the partisans wounded 6 and captured 8 Italian soldiers. A subsequent attack by the black-shirted from Tribuč was also repelled.

In memory of these events, the Tomšič Brigade committee unveiled a memorial plaque with the brigade's insignia on 22 July 1951. It was placed on the building of the former primary school, now a multi-purpose building in Bojanci.

In the building of the former school in Bojanci, one of the hospitals of the Karlovac military area settled in December 1943. From there, it moved east of the village into the forest, known by the Ledina name "Črni panj". There, they built several wooden barracks and connected electricity from the central station in Podbrežje. By July 1944, this field hospital treated 500 wounded and sick Croatian partisans. In memory of these events, the local committee of the Association of Veterans of the People's Liberation War of Karlovac unveiled a memorial plaque on 6 July 1958. It was placed on the wall of the former primary school, now a multi-purpose building, in Bojanci.

Guide, 61, 62

Guide to Partisan Paths, Ljubljana: Založba Borec, 1978, p. 80.

Source: Kamra, Črnomelj Library