Remains of an Italian bunker in Tolsti Vrh near Šentjernej; the slopes of the Gorjanci Hills are clearly visible in the background. Author: Božidar Flajšman.
Terezija Zagorc from Gornje Vrpolje in the field Šentjernejsko polje, where the Italians had a bunker. Author: Božidar Flajšman.
Slavko Franko and Stanko Kušljan next to the remains of Italian firing trenches at the village of Imenje pod Gorjanci near Šentjernej. Stanko (born 1919) gave a detailed description of how on one occasion, in broad daylight, his Cankar Brigade drove the Italians away from these positions and crossed the barricade of the border between the NDH and Italy. Author: Božidar Flajšman.
Stanislav Sluga (born 1927) from Dolenja Brezovica took part in setting up the barricade of the border between Italy and the NDH. They drove six stakes into the ground to form a circle. They wrapped the barbed wire around the stakes, then they removed the stakes and turned the wire upside down, stretching it to form a tunnel, 50m long. They placed two barbed wire tunnels on the bottom and one on top, and then connected them. Author: Božidar Flajšman.
Anton Palčič in the location of an Italian bunker in Zaboršt near the village of Kočarija. The remains of barbed wire can be seen in front of him. Because of the barricade of the border towards the NDH, his father had to deforest an area 50m wide and between 500 and 600m long. Author: Božidar Flajšman.
Stanislav Grubar from Dolenje Vrhpolje said that the Italians had built an octagonal bunker, about four metres tall, on the corner of their house. It was entered through the house and had four portholes on the outside; they measured 30 x 40cm and were conically shaped. The wall was about 80cm thick; it had a surface area of 12m2. Just after the war, the bunker was used to store cereals. It was demolished in 1957 and the building material was used to build a stable. Author: Božidar Flajšman.
