European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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We could not express our ideas because we knew
We could not express our ideas because we knew
doch wir sagten nicht offen unsere Meinung, weil er ein Typ war, -
that he would always agree with us but in the end
that he would always agree with us but in the end
der uns immer recht gab, doch schlussendlich immer zu seinem Vater lief -
he always would go to tell his father what we'd said and done.
he always would go to tell his father what we'd said and done.
und berichtete, was wir alles gesagt und getan hatten. -
In fact, in the end it turned out that he'd enrolled as a volunteer for the Black Brigade:
In fact, in the end it turned out that he'd enrolled as a volunteer for the Black Brigade:
Am Ende stellte sich heraus, dass er als Freiwilliger zu den Schwarzen Brigaden gegangen ist: -
to us it was a shock because we could have been put to jail.
to us it was a shock because we could have been put to jail.
das war ein Schlag für uns, denn wir hätten geschnappt und ins Gefängnis gesteckt werden können, -
You could not trust a person like that.
You could not trust a person like that.
denn so einem Subjekt konnte man einfach nicht trauen. -
Liberation
Liberation
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I told you I was in Cervarezza with my battalion
I told you I was in Cervarezza with my battalion
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of 100-120 partisans, and then we went down the Sparavalle
of 100-120 partisans, and then we went down the Sparavalle
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and got to Castelnovo Monti and there some more people joined us.
and got to Castelnovo Monti and there some more people joined us.
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All on foot. It was a beautiful moment, we were happy and quiet.
All on foot. It was a beautiful moment, we were happy and quiet.
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Then we reached Reggio and were so proud.
Then we reached Reggio and were so proud.
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Sometimes there still was some idiots shooting at us,
Sometimes there still was some idiots shooting at us,
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hidden in the houses, we call them snipers.
hidden in the houses, we call them snipers.
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One of our friends was killed in Cà di Rocco,
One of our friends was killed in Cà di Rocco,
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next to the church of San Pellegrino.
next to the church of San Pellegrino.
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A sniper-idiot who was sitting on the roof of the church, they killed him, too, later.
A sniper-idiot who was sitting on the roof of the church, they killed him, too, later.
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It was people who didn't want to surrender. As of the rest it was a big party, that's it.
It was people who didn't want to surrender. As of the rest it was a big party, that's it.
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Military experience
Military experience
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When I was serving in the first unit,
When I was serving in the first unit,