- "And then went on a train to Divača. Go to.. to Divača, but I didn´t tell you how I was, was wounded and all of this, didn´t have… o yes, yes, yes! After, this came! Went to Rijeka, where we slept in one barrack, all of us down, like cats, and in the morning all up in Klana. Came to Klana, also in some barrack… not with a wire around… it was, not like in the other camps. Here… in every bunker: there were 4 bunkers, as far I know, five of us. There was a father, envy as one German was good to me. One time, he flushed water and I took his gun, and tried to spin it. So, German touched my shoulder. Father was shouting, not because he loved me but… he never loved me like the other, no. And he never… then he told me to go to pick up his lunch for that day, so had to go down hill, this is how it was, he gave me a half of his lunch. German. Even bring a wooden board so I can put the machine like this and teach me how to spin mine. Had everything. Was not full-fed, but not hungry. As he fed me. And then, after a month, said .. some words I understood, said: .. “You go to work for ten days”. So his officers came, gave me a chocolate and other things, and they let him … for me to go … and I said: .. Let him go alone, not to bother me”. Ten days after he came back and then the command was changed so this German say: “ Now you will go. When he come, you are going.” So, he came .. first time, second time said again that he go. “No, there is no more” say, “you have to go! Because, for you I was …” like, .. as you are good”; German officers sai… like me very much. And, he.. he didn´t came.
- Saying about your father?
- Father did not came. Then, in the evening when cleaning barrack two SS officers came. Where they are taking me I don´t know. In one room, with one chair like this and taking the belt with three parts. Hit me one time over my back. From there took me back again to the barr.. and back to work again! German was very angry on me! I say pum pim pim pim .. did not understood what… said to me to run! Where to run when do not know where?? Where to run?? He wanted me to escape. The next day the same thing twice happened. But again back to work. And then.. clearly heard, in the night, was a big storm, was no electricity.. hear someone say: “Lets run!” Behind us we use to tied some sheets or something and escape. One has left… there were no high and a lot of wires, but it was .. we saw him on a wire, but Rijeka was almost free town! As all of them withdrawn, Germans who were here to arm the barracks. Partizans caught me on Učka mountain. Me … seven of us. And took us to some wood, I saw some wire, didn´t know what it was, those were contact wires, and 7-8 Germans were there, they left … took them there, and bring some clothes but Germans didn´t came back. Luckily others came who escape, but … people were .. not so much with people but people were … running, wright. One man said: “Didn´t”, said “ didn´t go voluntarily, we were taken. You see”, said, “take of his shirt so you will witness are we voluntarily, not to … “When took my shirt of they saw what … belt stripes, how they did beat me! From there, Rijeka was already free, and with .. went to Piran and then to Trieste."
