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Women were vital to the partisans. They could go where men could not. Men had failed to report for military service.
Women were vital to the partisans. They could go where men could not. Men had failed to report for military service.
Frauen waren für die Partisanen sehr wichtig, weil sie dahin gehen konnten, wo die Männer nicht hinkamen. Die Männer waren Kriegsdienstverweigerer. -
Everywhere they went, even if they were young, they were taken, searched and sent out to concentration camps at the least.
Everywhere they went, even if they were young, they were taken, searched and sent out to concentration camps at the least.
Überall wo sie auftauchten, selbst ganz junge, wurden sie festgehalten, durchsucht und im besten Fall in Konzentrationslager gebracht. -
As women, we did not have to be in the army or with the fascists. We could move in a way they weren’t allowed to.
As women, we did not have to be in the army or with the fascists. We could move in a way they weren’t allowed to.
Wir Frauen hingegen waren keine Kriegsdienstverweigerer, wir hätten nicht bei der Armee sein müssen oder in den faschistischen Milizen. Darum konnten wir uns freier bewegen als sie. -
We took care of things like printed materials, propaganda, weapons.
We took care of things like printed materials, propaganda, weapons.
Wir kümmerten uns um Druckerzeugnisse, Propaganda, Waffen, alles mögliche. -
When a GAP or SAP unit had to move in the lowlands,
When a GAP or SAP unit had to move in the lowlands,
Wenn eine GAP- oder SAP-Einheit in der Po-Ebene unterwegs war, -
for example if the Rosselli detachment, based in Cavandola, close to Canossa, had to go to Quattro Castella,
for example if the Rosselli detachment, based in Cavandola, close to Canossa, had to go to Quattro Castella,
dann ging eine Frau voran. Auch die Rosselli-Abteilung in den Bergen, wenn sie zum Beispiel in Cavandola bei Canossa war -
or carry out an action on the Emilia road, it was a woman partisan who would lead the way for the group.
or carry out an action on the Emilia road, it was a woman partisan who would lead the way for the group.
und nach Quattro Castella kam, oder eine Aktion auf der Via Emilia machte, dann war eine Partisanin die Kundschafterin. -
We were called dispatch riders, but we would lead the way to see what was ahead and then go back to report.
We were called dispatch riders, but we would lead the way to see what was ahead and then go back to report.
Sie wurden Stafetten genannt, aber wir waren Kundschafterinnen. Wir gingen voraus, um zu sehen, was los war, liefen zurück und berichteten, ob der Weg frei war. -
This was really important.
This was really important.
Das war extrem wichtig. -
Questioned by fascists; Illegality
Questioned by fascists; Illegality
Verhör durch Faschisten; Illegalität -
They came around a week after they had arrested them, still in August.
They came around a week after they had arrested them, still in August.
Sie kamen eine Woche, nachdem sie sie verhaftet hatten, noch im August. -
I was questioned for a whole day.
I was questioned for a whole day.
Ich wurde einen ganzen Tag befragt. -
In the morning I was interrogated by the chief of UPI and by one of the commissioners, I think it was Dr. Cocconi.
In the morning I was interrogated by the chief of UPI and by one of the commissioners, I think it was Dr. Cocconi.
Am Morgen wurde ich vom Kommandant der UPI und einem der Kommissare verhört. Ich glaube, es war Dr. Cocconi. -
He was the cousin of the second-in-command
He was the cousin of the second-in-command
Er war der Cousin des Stellvertreters -
of the central headquarters of the partisans operating in the mountains.
of the central headquarters of the partisans operating in the mountains.
des zentralen Hauptsitzes der Partisanen, die in den Bergen operierten. -
I was questioned very harshly. They were accusing me.
I was questioned very harshly. They were accusing me.
Ich wurde sehr hart befragt. Sie beschuldigten mich. -
I was denying, claiming that I had gone there only to get some eggs,
I was denying, claiming that I had gone there only to get some eggs,
Ich habe geleugnet, behauptete, dass ich nur dort war, um Eier zu holen. -
that a man had asked me for my ID card and I didn’t even know who he was.
that a man had asked me for my ID card and I didn’t even know who he was.
Das ein Mann mich nach meinem Ausweis fragte und ich nicht mal wusste, wer er war. -
This went on for two or three hours.
This went on for two or three hours.
Das dauerte zwei oder drei Stunden. -
Then they said they were going to put me face to face with the man who had taken my ID card.
Then they said they were going to put me face to face with the man who had taken my ID card.
Dann sagten sie, sie würden mir den Mann gegenübersetzen, der meinen Ausweis genommen hatte.