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They were treated at Franja

Although the hospital was primarily intended for treating wounded and sick partisans, it did not refuse medical help to civilians. Nearly 900 patients of different nationalities were treated in its wards, most of them in the central B Ward located in the Pasice gorge. From there, many were sent for further treatment to external wards, which normally admitted the sick and those with minor injuries. Just over 6% of the patients were women. According to the data collected so far, 83 people died in the hospital.

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Eržen, Ivan

Date and place of birth

01. 06. 1927 - Podlonk (Železniki)

Ward

B, C

Duration of treatment

27. 9. 1944–13. 3. 1945

Date of death

Place of burial

Eržen, Janko

Date and place of birth

Ward

Duration of treatment

On treatment between 19. and 22. 6. 1944

Date of death

Place of burial

Eržen, Karol

Date and place of birth

08. 02. 1910 - Castellamare (Napoli) / Italy

Ward

B, C

Duration of treatment

17. 9. 1944–December 1944

Date of death

Place of burial

Esposito, Giuseppe

Date and place of birth

28. 09. 1922 - Gorica / Italy

Ward

Duration of treatment

11. 7. 1944–August 1944

Date of death

Place of burial

Fabijančič, Katva – Budvka

Date and place of birth

19. 01. 1921 - Mondello (Bologna) / Italy

Ward

B, C

Duration of treatment

22. 1. 1945–20. 2. 1945

Date of death

Place of burial

Falsoni, Pasquale

Date and place of birth

Ward

Duration of treatment

10. 7. 1944–20. 7. 1944

Date of death

Place of burial

Ferfolja, Jožef

Date and place of birth

1923 - ?

Ward

Duration of treatment

October 1944

Date of death

Place of burial

Ferjančič, Franc

Date and place of birth

? - Serbija

Ward

Duration of treatment

4. 7. 1944–17. 7. 1944

Date of death

Place of burial

Festa, Alfredo

Date and place of birth

Ward

Duration of treatment

On treatment 17. 7. 1944

Date of death

Place of burial

Ficko, Jože

Date and place of birth

Ward

Duration of treatment

2. 1. 1944–1. 3. 1944

Date of death

Place of burial

Flajs, Ivan

Date and place of birth

14. 05. 1923 - Soča

Ward

Duration of treatment

21. 12. 1944–5. 5. 1945

Date of death

Place of burial

Flajs, Jožef

Date and place of birth

30. 12. 1909 - ?

Ward

B, P10

Duration of treatment

22. 3. 1944–4. 9. 1944

Date of death

Place of burial

Florjančič, Franc

Date and place of birth

? - Gorenji Novaki (Cerkno)

Ward

Duration of treatment

Date of death

Place of burial

Fon, Slavko – AndrejRead story

Date and place of birth

03. 09. 1928 - ?

Ward

A, B

Duration of treatment

19. 1. 1944–avgust 1944

Date of death

Place of burial

Fortuna, Zdravko

Date and place of birth

Ward

Duration of treatment

20 12. 1944–6. 1. 1945

Date of death

Place of burial

Fozzi, Pasquale

Date and place of birth

10. 03. 1922 - Bonorva / Italy

Ward

B, C

Duration of treatment

17. 9. 1944–3. 11. 1944

Date of death

Place of burial

Frančeškv, Boltežar

Date and place of birth

Ward

Duration of treatment

April 1945–on treatment 25. 4. 1945

Date of death

Place of burial

Frelih, August

Date and place of birth

23. 07. 1923 - Sorica

Ward

B, C

Duration of treatment

9. 9. 1944–14. 10. 1944

Date of death

Place of burial

Frelih, Ludvik

Date and place of birth

23. 07. 1923 - ?

Ward

B, C

Duration of treatment

On treatment 11. 8. 1944

Date of death

Place of burial

Fujs, Koloman

Date and place of birth

Ward

Duration of treatment

Wounded 19. 5. 1944–on treatment 17. 7. 1944

Date of death

Place of burial

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Stories of the wounded

Fon, Slavko – Andrej

One of the wounded who were transported in August 1944

Slavko Fon was a courier of the 30th Division when he was wounded by the Germans near Lokovec in January 1944. His recovery was very long. First, he was admitted to the central ward of the Franja Hospital. As there was no isolation room yet, he was transferred back to Podnjivč the next day, after developing a dangerous infection. When the danger passed, he was brought back to the gorge. After the hospital was evacuated in April 1944, he was admitted into A Ward at Cerkljanski vrh. For more than a month and a half, his leg was in plaster up to the waist. Slavko was also moved back to the hospital in June, when it returned to the gorge. Since he was already able to walk, his time passed quickly. He helped with rolling bandages, which had been boiled and washed for reuse, and carved chess pieces in his free time. In early August, he was selected for transportation to allied hospitals in southern Italy, along with others who were able to withstand the long journey.

With this operation, the Main Staff of the Partisan Army and the Staff of the Ninth Corps wanted to evacuate the wounded from the area under their control to Notranjska. Some 3,000 combatants participated in it. 48 patients were evacuated from the Pavla Hospital and 31 from Franja. The route led from Cerkno to Želin, across Krnice towards Vojsko, Trnovski gozd, Predmeja, Otlica, Col and Podkraj. The most dangerous part was crossing the railway line at Ravbarkomanda. Slavko was in the first group of ten wounded who crossed the line on horseback. While crossing, a horse’s hoof struck the rail, producing a tinkling sound. Immediately, enemy shots were heard, as the rail was heavily guarded. Fortunately, the whole group crossed the track unharmed. Realising that their original destination, Nadlesk airport in the Log Valley, was abandoned due to constant enemy incursions, they embarked on another, unscheduled journey. With the wounded on horse-drawn carts they headed towards Kočevski Rog via Babno polje, Prezid and Čaber. At the beginning of September the wounded finally flew to Bari from Bela krajina.

In the photo: The wounded at Nadleško polje where the partisan airport was located.

They were treated at Franja

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