00:00Nazi forces were closing in, the city was under threat, but the resistance was not ready
00:05to give up.
00:08In October 1944, Banska Bistritza became the center of the uprising.
00:15For weeks, rebel soldiers and resistance volunteers had fought to defend their uprising against
00:20advancing German forces.
00:23Gunfire echoed through the countryside, but the German advance continued, putting the
00:29rebel defenders under growing pressure.
00:31On October 27, German forces captured Banska Bistritza.
00:37The rebels had to retreat into the mountains.
00:39This is where we will strike.
00:41We must control this road.
00:49The fall of the city marked a major setback, yet resistance could not be erased.
00:55One city had fallen, but the story was not over.
00:59Should the resistance have continued?
01:01Share your thoughts.
