Upor se je začel na Vodiški planini

20. julija 1941 je bil na konferenci partijskih komitejev na kopišču pod Malim Gregorjevcem sprejet sklep o začetku oborožene vstaje proti nemškemu okupatorju na Gorenjskem. Vodil jo je Stane Žagar, med udeleženci so bili Lojze Kobe, Tomo Brejc, Jože Gregorčič, Ivan Bertoncelj, Polde Stražišar, Matija Verdnik in drugi.

On July 20, 1941, at a conference of the Slovene Communist Party at the mound below Mali Gregorjevec, a decision was made to start an armed uprising against German occupying army in Gorenjska. It was led by Stane Žagar, and participants included Lojze Kobe, Tomo Brejc, Jože Gregorčič, Ivan Bertoncelj, Polde Stražišar, Matija Verdnik and others.

Teden dni pozneje, 29. julija 1941, je bila v bližini, na Gradišču pri Vodiški planini, ustanovljena Jelovška četa. Sestavljale so jo skupine ilegalcev z Oblakove planine (pod vodstvom Jakoba Bernarda s Koritnega), iz gozdov nad Brezovico pri Kropi (pod vodstvom Alojza Pečnika z Ljubnega), z Vodiške planine (vodja Ivan Bertoncelj z Zgornje Dobrave), iz gozdov Grofije pri Črnivcu (vodja Anton Dacar s Črnivca) in iz gozdov Dobrče (vodja Alojz Hrovat iz Begunj). Komandir čete je bil Jakob Bernard, komisar pa Jože Kranjc. Slavnostno jo je zaprisegel Stane Žagar, opremili so se z orožjem iz skrivališče pri Prtovču, ki ga je po kapitulaciji pustila za seboj jugoslovanska vojska.

A week later, on July 29, 1941, the Jelovška četa was established nearby, at Gradišče near Vodiška planina. It consisted of groups of illegals from Oblakova planina (led by Jakob Bernard from Koritno), from the forests above Brezovica near Kropa (led by Alojz Pečnik from Ljubno), from Vodiška planina (led by Ivan Bertoncelj from Zgornja Dobrava), from the forests of Grofija near Črnivec (led by Anton Dacar from Črnivec) and from the forests of Dobrča (led by Alojz Hrovat from Begunje). The company's commander was Jakob Bernard, and the political leader was Jože Kranjc. It was solemnly sworn in by Stane Žagar. They equipped themselves with weapons in a hiding place near Prtovč, left behind by the Yugoslav army after capitulation.

Še teden dni pozneje, 5. avgusta 1941, so na Pogrošarjevi planini nad Vodiško planino ustanovili Cankarjev bataljon, ki sta ga sestavljali Jelovška in Jeseniška četa. Spet je bil zraven Stane Žagar, član glavnega poveljstva slovenskih partizanskih čet. Za komandanta bataljona je bil postavljen Jože Gregorčič - Gorenjc, za komisarja pa Ivan Bertoncelj - Johan. Dan ustanovitve Cankarjevega bataljona je praznik Občine Radovljica.

A week later, on August 5, 1941, the Cankar Battalion was established on Pogrošarjeva planina above Vodiška planina, consisting of the Jelovška and Jeseniška companies. Stane Žagar, a member of the main command of the Slovenian partisan units, was again with them. Jože Gregorčič - Gorenjc was appointed the battalion commander, and Ivan Bertoncelj - Johan was appointed the political leader. The day of the Cankar Battalion's formation is a holiday of the Municipality of Radovljica.