ðeɪ mˌeɪd ðɛɹ wˈeɪ tə bˈiːstɹɪts, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ˌʌndɚ pˈɑːɹɾɪsən kəntɹˈoʊl, bˌʌt wɛn ðə dʒˈɜːmənz ɐtˈækt ðæt sˈɪɾi ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ mˈʌnθ, ðeɪ flˈɛd ænd spˈɛnt ðə wˈɪntɚ hˈaɪdɪŋ ɪn mˈaʊntɪn kˈeɪvz ænd sʌbsˈɪstɪŋ ˌɔn stɑːɹvˈeɪʃən ɹˈæʃənz.
They made their way to Bistritz, which was under partisan control, but when the Germans attacked that city the following month, they fled and spent the winter hiding in mountain caves and subsisting on starvation rations.