Aleja komandantov, Baza 20

The road leads towards the ground floor spaces of the former reception centre concrete path named Aleja komandantov. On its right side are monuments to all four commanders of the partisan army. Each monument consists of two vertically placed granite slabs, which stand on a granite base on which is a smaller circular slab with the inscription "od kdaj do kdaj je dotični bil komandant slovenske vojske". The monument concludes with a granite slab on which are placed the figures of the commanders. Originally, they were bronze statues which were however taken away between 15th and 18th May 2015. Even today, vandals continue to deface the monuments.

Franc Leskošek - Luka; partisan name Peter Strugar, Slovenian soldier and politician, born on 9 December 1897 in Celje, died on 5 June 1983 in Ljubljana. First commander - national hero generalpodpolkovnik Franc Leskošek – Luka, commander of the main headquarters of the Slovenian partisan units, commanded the Slovenian army from 22 June 1941 to 1 October 1942, when he was replaced by Ivan Maček – Matija.

Ivan Maček - Matija, Slovenian partisan, general, political commissar pioneer and national hero, born on 12 March 1908 in Ljubljana, died on 10 July 1993 in Ljubljana.

Second commander - national hero generalmajor Ivan Maček – Matija, commander of the main headquarters of the Slovenian partisan army, commanded the Slovenian army from 1 October 1942 to 13 July 1943, when he was replaced by Franc Rozman – Stane. His monument is frequently defaced. Even today, his figure is missing from the top of the monument.

Franc Rozman – Stane, Slovenian Spanish fighter, partisan, general and national hero, born on 27 March 1912 in Spodnje Pirniče near Ljubljana, died on 7 November 1944 in Kanižarica in Bela Krajina.

Third commander - national hero generalpodpolkovnik Franc Rozman – Stane commander of the main headquarters of the Slovenian partisan army commanded the Slovenian army from 13 July 1943 to 7 November 1944.

Franc Rozman tragically died as a result of a severe wound, which he received during testing of new weaponry – mortars, which were sent to the partisans by British allies. The mine exploded in the barrel and mortally wounded him. He died the same day in the hospital OF Kanižarica near Črnomlje. A few days after his death, on 11 November, he was proclaimed a national hero of Yugoslavia. He was buried in the Srednja Gora on the Bela Krajina side of the Kočevski Kraj.

After the war, his remains were transferred in April 1949 to Grobnica of national heroes in Ljubljana. Commander Stane, as the partisans called him, is considered one of the most significant figures from the period of the Liberation Movement. A very well-known partisan song, Komandant Stane, is dedicated to him.

Dušan Kveder - Tomaž, Slovenian Spanish fighter, communist, partisan, general political commissar, pioneer and national hero, born on 9 April 1915 in Šentjur died on 12 March 1966 in Belgrade.

Last commander - national hero generalpodpolkovnik Dušan Kveder – Tomaž commander of the main staff of NOV and POS commanded the Slovenian army from 10 November 1944 to 1 May 1945, when the Slovenian army was dissolved by a decree of Josip Broz – Tito.

photograph 3/2: RTV Slovenija