Battle of Castle Turjak
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The Battle of Castle Turjak was an encounter between the pro-Allies
Liberation Front of the Slovene People and the pro-Axis
White Guard during World War II
. Slovene partisans of the Prešeren brigade seized the castle from the White Guard village sentries, capturing 500 enemy soldiers and wrecking most of the castle.
Allies of World War II
The Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War . Former Axis states contributing to the Allied victory are not considered Allied states...
Liberation Front of the Slovene People and the pro-Axis
Axis Powers
The Axis powers , also known as the Axis alliance, Axis nations, Axis countries, or just the Axis, was an alignment of great powers during the mid-20th century that fought World War II against the Allies. It began in 1936 with treaties of friendship between Germany and Italy and between Germany and...
White Guard during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Slovene partisans of the Prešeren brigade seized the castle from the White Guard village sentries, capturing 500 enemy soldiers and wrecking most of the castle.