European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Cows, carts, horses, bicycles, they had a bit of everything.
Cows, carts, horses, bicycles, they had a bit of everything.
Kühe, Wägen, Pferde, Fahrräder, sie hatten von allem etwas. -
They stopped me. I couldn’t move on.
They stopped me. I couldn’t move on.
Sie hielten mich an, und ich konnte nicht weiterfahren. -
“I have to go”, I told them. We always found an excuse, an ill brother or telling them we lived there and had to get back.
“I have to go”, I told them. We always found an excuse, an ill brother or telling them we lived there and had to get back.
„Ich muss weiter“, sagte ich zu ihnen. Wir fanden immer eine Ausrede, ein kranker Bruder oder dass wir zurück nach Hause müssten. -
But there was no way. They wanted to take my bicycle and forced me to go back.
But there was no way. They wanted to take my bicycle and forced me to go back.
Aber es war unmöglich. Sie wollten mir mein Fahrrad wegnehmen und zwangen mich umzukehren. -
I had to wait for the agreed time to meet with the other comrades,
I had to wait for the agreed time to meet with the other comrades,
Ich musste auf den Zeitpunkt warten, an dem wir uns mit den anderen Genossen treffen wollten, -
where all got together, all those who had left to transmit the orders.
where all got together, all those who had left to transmit the orders.
wo wir uns alle versammelten, all jene die ausgeschickt worden waren, um die Befehle zu übergeben. -
We met and then helped those who had to defend the city and those arriving.
We met and then helped those who had to defend the city and those arriving.
Wir trafen uns dort und halfen denen, die die Stadt verteidigen mussten und jenen, die gerade ankamen. -
That was the only mission I didn’t complete.
That was the only mission I didn’t complete.
Das war die einzige Mission, die ich nicht erfüllen konnte. -
Meeting Carmen Zanti
Meeting Carmen Zanti
Treffen mit Carmen Zanti -
We went to Carmen Zanti’s home in Puianello.
We went to Carmen Zanti’s home in Puianello.
Wir besuchten Carmen Zanti zuhause in Puianello. -
She was one of the leaders and had been in the party for years, together with her father, who had been in France, etc.
She was one of the leaders and had been in the party for years, together with her father, who had been in France, etc.
Sie ware eine der Führungskräfte und seit Jahren in der Partei, gemeinsam mit ihrem Vater, der in Frankreich war, etc. -
That famous Zanti who was shot at the Zucchi barracks.
That famous Zanti who was shot at the Zucchi barracks.
Der berühmte Zanti, der bei der Zucchi Kaserne erschossen wurde. -
The party had given her that duty; she was organized and already had contacts in Modena,
The party had given her that duty; she was organized and already had contacts in Modena,
Die Partei hat ihr diese Aufgabe übertragen; sie war organisiert und hatte bereits Kontakte nach Modena, -
and she did move weapons around, together with my sister-in-law Iside Viani.
and she did move weapons around, together with my sister-in-law Iside Viani.
und sie verteilte Waffen, zusammen mit ihrer Schwägerin Iside Viani. -
We went there and I found an agreement with her.
We went there and I found an agreement with her.
Wir gingen zu ihr und verabredeten uns. -
In the morning we went by my house, while nobody was there, because they were all meeting in a cattle-shed.
In the morning we went by my house, while nobody was there, because they were all meeting in a cattle-shed.
Am Morgen gingen wir an meinem Haus vorbei. Es war niemand da, weil sie sich alle zu einer Versammlung in einem Viehstall trafen. -
I picked up my bicycle and went back to San Bartolomeo, because I didn’t dare staying there, if somebody betrayed me.
I picked up my bicycle and went back to San Bartolomeo, because I didn’t dare staying there, if somebody betrayed me.
Ich nahm mein Fahrrad und fuhr nach San Bartolomeo zurück, weil ich es nicht wagte, zu bleiben, denn es könnte mich jemand verraten haben. -
So I left in the morning, I went to pick Zanti up and we went to Modena by bicycle.
So I left in the morning, I went to pick Zanti up and we went to Modena by bicycle.
Also ging ich morgens los, ich holte Zanti ab und wir fuhren mit dem Fahrrad nach Modena. -
She took me to Alfeo Corassoli,
She took me to Alfeo Corassoli,
Sie brachte mich zu Alfeo Corassoli, -
where I met the famous lawyer Poppi,
where I met the famous lawyer Poppi,
wo ich den bekannten Rechtsanwalt Poppi traf,