The Second World War brought the German occupation to the Šalek Valley, which ended with the German forces signing the capitulation for the SE Europe in Topolšica. This surrender was one of the most important events on Slovenian ground during the Second World War. In the Topolšica Spa building, there's a memorial room where you can watch a short movie about the events of May, 1945. The most eye-catching object is the pistol of the German General Alexander Löhr, who surrendered it  after signing the capitulation documents.