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Proud to have a role model like her. Proud to be Slovenian as well.

Albina Mali-Hočevar, born in Vinica on the 25th of September 1925 Albina was a Slovenian resistance fighter who fought for the liberation of Yugoslavia during World War Two (photo c1945)

After Germany invaded Yugoslavia in 1941 Albina joined the people’s liberation movement at just 16, though she was originally chosen to be a nurse Albina fought in multiple battles, she ended up wounded twice when she was 17 and went on to be wounded again three days after her 18th birthday because of a exploding mine. Albina continued fighting and working till the end of the war as a nurse (suspected to have even worked as a flying nurse) and lived until she was 75yrs old.

Some years later she was recognised for her bravery and was awarded the Yugoslavian Order of the partisan star, 3rd class.

Said in accounts of Albina while she worked as a nurse:

"The nurse Alina always paid more attention to the wounded than to herself"

"She knew neither fear nor exhaustion while there were wounded [partisans] to be taken care of”