European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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It was a complete desert, we didn't even meet any local person on the street.
It was a complete desert, we didn't even meet any local person on the street.
Der Ort war wie ausgestorben, nicht einmal die Bevölkerung -
"What's going on?"
"What's going on?"
war zu sehen. -
Since in Ciano there was nothing we decided to go further on to the crossroads to San Polo.
Since in Ciano there was nothing we decided to go further on to the crossroads to San Polo.
Da in Ciano nichts war, gingen wir weiter. Inzwischen war es fast Mittag und "Falco" sagte: "Wir gehen zur Kreuzung in San Polo". -
We were walking slowly,
We were walking slowly,
"Ok, lasst uns zur Kreuzung in San Polo gehen". -
keeping 10 meters distance between each of us because it was dangerous.
keeping 10 meters distance between each of us because it was dangerous.
Sehr vorsichtig, in einem Abstand von zehn Metern von einem zum anderen, weil überall Gefahr drohte, -
So we reached the church.
So we reached the church.
kamen wir an der Kirche an. -
We were there, chatting, all the machine guns ready
We were there, chatting, all the machine guns ready
Wir saßen da, die Leute unterhielten sich, die zwei Maschinengewehre, ein schweres und ein leichtes, waren aufgestellt: -
and all of a sudden an armoured car turned up.
and all of a sudden an armoured car turned up.
plötzlich sah man in der Kurve von Quattro Castella einen Panzerwagen. -
We thought it was the Germans
We thought it was the Germans
"Los, los, die Deutschen! Kommt schon, kommt schon, es sind Deutsche!" -
and got ready to shoot but
and got ready to shoot but
Alle machten sich bereit... -
it was a car driven by a black man, smoking a long cigar.
it was a car driven by a black man, smoking a long cigar.
Es war ein Panzerfahrzeug mit einem Schwarzen darauf! Er rauchte eine lange, dicke Zigarre! -
They recognized us as partisans so they came to us and we hugged.
They recognized us as partisans so they came to us and we hugged.
Wir sind hin, sie sahen, dass wir Partisanen waren und hielten an, stiegen herunter, wir umarmten uns... -
That guy was from Brazil
That guy was from Brazil
Der oben war Brasilianer, -
and as he came to us he threw the cigar away.
and as he came to us he threw the cigar away.
er warf seine Zigarre an den Feldrand und als ich das sah, zack! -
As I saw it I ran to the cigar, put it out and put it in my pocket.
As I saw it I ran to the cigar, put it out and put it in my pocket.
Ich lief hin, machte sie aus und steckte sie ein, -
To that time we were smoking leaves from nut- and cherry-trees.
To that time we were smoking leaves from nut- and cherry-trees.
denn wir rauchten ja nur Walnuss- oder Kirschbaumblätter -
But the guy saw what I was doing and gave me a new one to smoke.
But the guy saw what I was doing and gave me a new one to smoke.
und da sagte er: "Nein, nein! Hier!", gab mir eine Zigarre und wollte, dass ich den Stummel wegwarf, weil er schon alles geraucht hatte. -
They gave us some chocolate
They gave us some chocolate
Später gaben sie uns ein Stück Schokolade, -
and asked us how we were doing, they spoke Italian.
and asked us how we were doing, they spoke Italian.
fragten: "Wie gehts, wie stehts?" und sprachen sogar italienisch. -
We stayed there all night and the next morning the order came
We stayed there all night and the next morning the order came
Wir blieben die ganze Nacht dort und bei Sonnenaufgang kam der Befehl: