| Language: | English | Abstract: | On 6 April 1941, the German invader, together with his allies, attacked Yugoslavia and within few days only, they broke the resistance of the royal army. On 11 April at 5.30 pm, the Italian invader marched in Ljubljana. Soon after Slovenia was divided, an organised action of gathering weapons, ammunition and commissary equipment started under the leadership of Communist party of Slovenia (KPS) and the preparations for the revolt began. Together with the left oriented political groups they established the Anti-imperialist Front of the Slovene Nation on 26 April. The party changed its name into the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation (OF) at the time the Germans attacked the Soviet Union. Later, many politically different oriented groups joined theOF. They all shared the desire for freedom, which could only be achieved byan armed insurrection. On 22 June 1941, the KPS established the general headquarters of the Slovenian Partisan companies, which was responsible to theheadquarters of the OF. In the middle of July the agreement on the armed revolt and furthermore the Partisan Act, that regulated the structure, the work and the tasks of Partisan companies, were adopted. Then they started to perform diversion actions, sabotages and to spread propaganda. They were blowing up power lines, blasting bridges, roads, railways, setting the invader's vehicles on fire and attacking the invader's patrols. Soon the actions became bolder and bolder, and so in September the real conflicts with the invader began. The rebellious movement on the Slovenian territory in World War II has evolved with time, despite the enemy's offensives to oppress the rebellions and to destroy the Partisan movement. The diversion actions have become more and more important and were of crucial importance to the liberation of the Slovenian territory and the victory of the allies in World War II. | Keywords: | diversion operations, diversion actions, Liberation front, Communist party of Slovenia, insurrection |
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