PoH-Code: poh.25733
BOŽAKOVO-Petru Racmanu, Želebej
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10 July 1944, German and Ustaša units numbered approximately 4,000 men. From the direction of Karlovac, they began an attack on the liberated territory of Žumberk and the northeastern part of White Croatia. In the defensive battles for Metlika, Peter Racman, a soldier of the 1st squad of the 1st battalion of Cankar's brigade, fell on 17 July 1944. In his memory, a monument stands at the chapel, unveiled on 22 November 1975 according to the design of Milan Bajc.
Source: ZB NOB Metlika archive (5)
On the rectangular stone block shaped like a tomb, an inscription reads: "Here lies the fallen soldier of Cankar's brigade, 1944." The monument was erected in 1975, architect Milan Bajc.
EŠD 11205
Vodnik, 14–15
Vodnik po partizanskih poteh, Ljubljana: Založba Borec, 1978, p. 132.
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- Partizanstvo.si — Partizanski spomeniki (#1885) (93320fb0-1d72-4473-885c-ef953e51ac2a) — Partizanstvo.si — Partizanski spomeniki (#1885)
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Textual location description
Ob kapelici nad glavno cesto Metlika-Božakovo, severno od vasi Želebej.
Coordinates (WGS84)45.64730° N, 15.36981° E