DOLNJI SUHOR-Memorial plaque dedicated to fallen soldiers and fascist victims in Dolni Suhor

Memorial plaque is dedicated to 78 fallen fighters and victims of fascist violence from 14 villages in the surrounding area. It was unveiled on 25 November 1954.

Historical background

During the national liberation struggle, Dolnji Suhor was one of the most important places in the White Carniola region, even for the occupier. On 17 November 1942, the Italians placed fortified military outposts in the school and parish building, and with them they wanted to stop the national liberation movement in the region. Less than two weeks later, on 26 November, the outposts were destroyed by fighters of the 13th Proletarian and Cankar Brigade. Both the school and the parish building were burned down in this clash. After the Italian capitulation, Dolnji Suhor was almost constantly free territory, except during the German invasion at the end of October and the beginning of November 1943. Between 1943 and 1945, a partisan telephone exchange also operated in the village, establishing and maintaining contact with Croatian partisan units and partisan hospitals in Žumberk, and for a short time from autumn 1942 until the Italian capitulation, also a partisan courier station TV-7, before it was moved to Metliko.

Sources

The Path of Couriers and Links: Dolnji Suhor near Metlika. In: Pešpoti, 2011. Available at: http://www.pespoti.si/pkv-tocka.php?id=102

Guide to Partisan Paths, Ljubljana: Založba Borec, 1978, p. 141.

Image sources

Uploaded with the permission of the photographer, available at: http://spomeniki.blogspot.si/2012/05/dolnji-suhor-pri-metliki-spomenik-14.html