Franc Frakelj (a.k.a. Peter Skalar) (19 January 1917–?)Vidic, Joze. 1982. ''Po sledovih črne roke: dokumentarno-reportažni zapis''. Ljubljana: Borec. was a member of the collaborationist

Slovene Home Guard The Slovene Home Guard ( sl, Slovensko domobranstvo, SD; german: Slowenische Landeswehr) was a Slovene anti- Partisan military organization that was active during the 1943–1945 German occupation of the formerly Italian-occupied Province of Lju ...

(after the

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fascist Fascism is a far-right, Authoritarianism, authoritarian, ultranationalism, ultra-nationalist political Political ideology, ideology and Political movement, movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and pol ...

capitulation in 1943) and a member of a secret murderous militia called Črna roka (''Black Hand'') who is accused of killing over 60 people during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. He and his group used wooden sticks to massacre local people in the winter of 1943–44 in Kosler's Thicket in the marshes south of

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

. Frakelj was born in

Dražgoše Dražgoše (; german: Draschgosche) is a village in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The village lies on the southern slopes of the Jelovica Plateau. The settlement consists of three hamlets: Pri Cerkvi, Na ...

(a part of

Železniki Železniki (; german: Eisnern''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 66–67.) is a small town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipali ...

), a village in northwestern Slovenia, which was destroyed in 1942 by the German Army. Before the

Battle of Turjak Castle The siege of Turjak or Battle of Turjak ( sl, bitka za Turjak) was fought between 14 and 19 September 1943 at the Turjak Castle between the Slovene Partisans and the combined forces of Slovene former units of the Anti-Communist Volunteer Militia ...

(September 19, 1943) Frakelj was the commander of a stronghold of village guards in Tomišelj south of

. He died in

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living under the name Peter Markis.Čepe, Marica, Vladimir Krivic, & Niko Lukež. 1985. ''Junaška Ljubljana 1941–1945''. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 327.

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People from the Municipality of Železniki Slovenian people of World War II Slovenian collaborators with Nazi Germany 1917 births Year of death missing Yugoslav emigrants to Canada {{Slovenia-bio-stub

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