European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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My military duties, I carried them out supporting the comrades who were in the mountains and those who had to hide.
My military duties, I carried them out supporting the comrades who were in the mountains and those who had to hide.
aber ich mochte die militärische Arbeit mehr oder weniger. Ich habe die Genossen in den Bergen unterstützt und die, die sich verstecken mussten und all diese Dinge. -
Propaganda, handing out leaflets, secretly bringing them all over the place at night.
Propaganda, handing out leaflets, secretly bringing them all over the place at night.
Propaganda, Flugblätter verteilen, sie über Nacht heimlich überall auslegen. -
Then the strikes slowly began.
Then the strikes slowly began.
Dann begannen langsam die Streiks. -
The strikes against the war had started, and we got ready for the strike of the 1st of March.
The strikes against the war had started, and we got ready for the strike of the 1st of March.
Die Streiks gegen den Krieg hatten bereits begonnen, und wir bereiteten uns auf den Streik vom 1. März vor. -
Work in the family
Work in the family
Arbeit in der Familie -
Before he married my mother, my father was
Before he married my mother, my father was
Bevor er meine Mutter heiratete, lebte mein Vater -
with a family of peasants who were working for my mother’s family, who were called “servants” at the time.
with a family of peasants who were working for my mother’s family, who were called “servants” at the time.
bei einer Bauernfamilie, die für die Familie meiner Mutter arbeitete, und sie die damals "Diener" nannten. -
With other co-workers from Montecavolo they set up a sort of business;
With other co-workers from Montecavolo they set up a sort of business;
Mit den Kollegen aus Montecavolo gründeten sie eine Art Firma; -
they had the machinery for threshing and ploughing the land, so 4 or 5 of them got together and started this activity.
they had the machinery for threshing and ploughing the land, so 4 or 5 of them got together and started this activity.
sie hatten Maschinen zum Dreschen und Pflügen, und 4 oder 5 von ihnen schlossen sich zusammen und legten los. -
After that he always did that job, he was always a thresher:
After that he always did that job, he was always a thresher:
Danach hat er immer diese Arbeit gemacht, er war sozusagen der Drescher, -
they went out to plough, to thresh, these type of things.
they went out to plough, to thresh, these type of things.
sie zogen los zum pflügen, zum dreschen und all solche Sachen. -
When I was 10 I started to work as a seamstress, or I should say to learn how to be a seamstress.
When I was 10 I started to work as a seamstress, or I should say to learn how to be a seamstress.
Als ich zehn war, begann ich als Schneiderin zu arbeiten, oder vielleicht sollte ich sagen ich lernte eine Schneiderin zu werden. -
I helped my mother out a little, because we also had about 20.000 square meters of land,
I helped my mother out a little, because we also had about 20.000 square meters of land,
Ich half meiner Mutter ein wenig aus, weil wir hatten auch 20.000 Quadratmeter Land, -
we had a cow or two for milk, in order to go to the dairy to get some cheese, butter, etc.
we had a cow or two for milk, in order to go to the dairy to get some cheese, butter, etc.
wir hatten ein oder zwei Kühe für Milch, um zur Molkerei zu gehen und daraus etwas Käser, Butter, etc. zu bekommen. -
In the winter, since you couldn’t do much in the fields,
In the winter, since you couldn’t do much in the fields,
Im Winter, wenn man auf den Feldern nicht so viel machen konnte -
my father would help us more with these things, while in the summer he was always working.
my father would help us more with these things, while in the summer he was always working.
hat mein Vater uns mehr mit diesen Dingen geholfen als im Sommer, im Sommer war er immer arbeiten. -
Making a red flag
Making a red flag
Eine Rote Fahne basteln -
We went to Guardazone, which is a mountain just near San Polo.
We went to Guardazone, which is a mountain just near San Polo.
Wir gingen zum Guardazone, das ist ein Berg in der Nähe von San Polo. -
We had lunch there, some sandwiches.
We had lunch there, some sandwiches.
Dort haben wir Mittag gegessen, ein paar belegte Brote. -
As it was close to the first of May we decided
As it was close to the first of May we decided
Da es kurz vor dem ersten Mai war, beschlossen wir