Today in 1943 Yugoslav resistance fighter Lepa Radić was killed by the Nazis. Unbroken after days of torture she was given a final chance on the gallows to give up her comrades. She said "I'm no traitor. You'll know them when they come for you, to the last man." She was 17 - ThreadSky

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thehistoryguy.bsky.social • 15 days ago

Today in 1943 Yugoslav resistance fighter Lepa Radić was killed by the Nazis. Unbroken after days of torture she was given a final chance on the gallows to give up her comrades.

She said "I'm no traitor. You'll know them when they come for you, to the last man."

She was 17

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karenroberts.bsky.social•15 days ago

What an amazingly brave girl.

wldb1988.bsky.social•15 days ago

I'm sure they would have still done it even if she had caved.

cheddarz.bsky.social•13 days ago

I've seen this photo before and it moves me every time.

forheavenssake.bsky.social•15 days ago

Lepa's bravery and loyalty in the face of evil, even at the moment of execution challenges us all to be even a little bit braver in our own, soft days. What a heroine!

free-states-human.bsky.social•15 days ago

A sobering reminder of what courage can be; and what it can take to resist Fascism, once the vile disease called Fascsism has reached a certain point.