LITIJA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1941-1945
In my master's thesis, I will try to explain why the Axis forces were not able to stifle the Liberation Movement in the area of Litija. In the first chapter, I will present how the April War took place in the area of Litija County and how, the occupiers, Germany and Italy, determined the border between the two countries. I will also present how the occupiers secured their borders and briefly describe the war events in the area of Litija, all the way to the end of the Second World War.
In the central part, I will present how the partisans organized themselves. I will explain how partisan technology, courier unions, education, health care, economic commissions worked, and what significance the partisan corridor had. I will also present how the occupier was organized, how the denationalization, administration, education, operation of industrial facilities took place, what role the various societies of the occupier played in the area of Litija. I will also present, what the life of the inhabitants was like during the war in the area of Litija.
I found that the Liberation Movement was very well organized, and the occupier was also well organized. The war in the area of the then Litija district was very cruel and destructive, people's lives were difficult, there was a shortage. The partisans resorted to conspiracy and guerrilla warfare. They sabotaged infrastructure, industrial facilities, roads and railways, and attacked occupier outposts and patrols. The Germans fought the partisans by forming strike units, which they specially trained, equipped and trained for anti-partisan fighting. They also allowed the formation of Home Guard, White Guard and other units consisting of the local, occupier-friendly population. The Germans organized chases, but were nevertheless unable to defeat the partisans, who were hiding in the surrounding forests and deftly dodging the occupier's army.
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