European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Workers built the trenches while the women cooked.
Workers built the trenches while the women cooked.
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That was really a perfect battle,
That was really a perfect battle,
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and one morning the Germans were forced to retreat.
and one morning the Germans were forced to retreat.
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In order to retreat the Germans had to cross a slope: it was easy to shoot them with the machine gun.
In order to retreat the Germans had to cross a slope: it was easy to shoot them with the machine gun.
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So they devised a plan: using smoke-bombs, they created a smoke-screen in the whole area to try and get through.
So they devised a plan: using smoke-bombs, they created a smoke-screen in the whole area to try and get through.
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We kept firing the machine guns, in spite of the smoke-screen.
We kept firing the machine guns, in spite of the smoke-screen.
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But the Germans would always carry away their casualties.
But the Germans would always carry away their casualties.
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That was the last real battle in our area.
That was the last real battle in our area.
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After that there were only small attacks, to trucks and so on, but that was the last big battle.
After that there were only small attacks, to trucks and so on, but that was the last big battle.
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I remember there was also Carretti who was leading a detachment in Primaora, but it was the last battle.
I remember there was also Carretti who was leading a detachment in Primaora, but it was the last battle.
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Why should we slip away?
Why should we slip away?
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There were 500 of us now, and we had all we needed. There’s also an English officer with us.
There were 500 of us now, and we had all we needed. There’s also an English officer with us.
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We stayed there, and in the end there was this great feeling of joy.
We stayed there, and in the end there was this great feeling of joy.
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It’s truly a great memory.
It’s truly a great memory.
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Allied airdrop with food and weapon supplies
Allied airdrop with food and weapon supplies
Fallschirmabwürfe der Alliierten mit Nahrung und Waffen -
An American colonel had crashed with his airplane and had to stay in Ligonchio for a while.
An American colonel had crashed with his airplane and had to stay in Ligonchio for a while.
Eines Sonntags war ein amerikanischer Oberst mit seinem Flugzeug abgestürzt und blieb eine Weile in Ligonghio. -
There was little to eat, and he was fed even less than the others.
There was little to eat, and he was fed even less than the others.
Es gab nicht viel zu essen, und damit er etwas litt, gaben sie ihm noch weniger als den anderen. -
So he told our captain: “If I manage to get to Florence I’ll organize an air-drop and drop you a lot of good food”.
So he told our captain: “If I manage to get to Florence I’ll organize an air-drop and drop you a lot of good food”.
Also sagte er zum Kommandanten: "Wenn ich es nach Florenz schaffe, organisiere ich dir einen Abwurf mit Flugzeugen und schicke dir jede Menge Leckereien". -
He kept his word.
He kept his word.
Er hat Wort gehalten. -
He crossed the front lines and got to Florence.
He crossed the front lines and got to Florence.
Er hat die Front überquert und gelangte nach Florenz.