European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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We shouted at them not to shoot, that we were partisans just like them.
We shouted at them not to shoot, that we were partisans just like them.
Wir riefen "Jungs, stopp! Stopp! Wir sind es, wir sind Partisanen" -
These donkies!
These donkies!
und als wir ans Ufer kamen... -
A few days ago I told them again, as we remembered those events,
A few days ago I told them again, as we remembered those events,
Neulich hab ich das wieder erzählt, bei der Gedenkveranstaltung, -
because they killed four partisans.
because they killed four partisans.
denn vier Partisanen sind da getötet worden. -
The partisans kept going despite the shooting because there was no other way:
The partisans kept going despite the shooting because there was no other way:
Wir gingen trotzdem weiter, obwohl die anderen Partisanen schossen, denn es gab keinen anderen Ausweg: -
being shot by the Germans or drown in the water.
being shot by the Germans or drown in the water.
entweder von den Deutschen getötet werden oder im Wasser ertrinken. -
So we passed and as we reached the other shore
So we passed and as we reached the other shore
Wir haben es jedenfalls auf die andere Seite geschafft: -
I talked to the commander of these partisans and told him they were donkies
I talked to the commander of these partisans and told him they were donkies
als der Anführer des Postens kam, habe ich ihn einen Esel genannt -
but he said he'd mistaken us for Germans.
but he said he'd mistaken us for Germans.
und er sagte: "Ich habe euch für Deutsche gehalten". -
I asked: "Do you think the Germans come passing the river together with us?"
I asked: "Do you think the Germans come passing the river together with us?"
"Glaubst du wirklich, die Deutschen kommen mit uns durchs Wasser gelaufen? Dass wir uns gemeinsam mühen durch das Hochwasser zu kommen, echt?" -
After these events we went our way and they went their way.
After these events we went our way and they went their way.
Danach gingen wir unseres Weges und sie ebenfalls, -
We reached Monte Caio.
We reached Monte Caio.
Tatsache ist, dass wir es hinüber schafften und dann bis zum Monte Caio kamen. -
It was raining, and the more we walked up the more the rain turned into snow.
It was raining, and the more we walked up the more the rain turned into snow.
Aber es regnete ununterbrochen jeden Tag, und als wir höher kamen, wurde aus Regen Graupel, aus Graupel wurde Schnee. -
On Monte Caio there was a crest we couldn't cross because of the storm,
On Monte Caio there was a crest we couldn't cross because of the storm,
Wir schafften es nicht über den Kamm des Monte Caio, so sehr stürmte es. -
so we decided to sleep up there, behind some rocks, where the Germans couldn't see us.
so we decided to sleep up there, behind some rocks, where the Germans couldn't see us.
Also sprach ich mit dem Sohn des Kommandeurs: "Schau Ettore, ich lege mich hierhin, da bin ich geschützt und kann nicht gesehen werden". So blieben wir bis zum nächsten Morgen. -
The next morning we shook the snow off
The next morning we shook the snow off
Am Morgen, als sich alles beruhigt hatte und es langsam hell wurde, haben wir uns den Schnee abgeklopft und gingen weiter: -
and went on up until Monte Penice, near Piacenza.
and went on up until Monte Penice, near Piacenza.
wir gingen bis zum Monte Penice in der Provinz Piacenza. -
If you look where Monte Penice is ...
If you look where Monte Penice is ...
Schaut euch das mal auf der Karte an... Monte Penice. -
And then we went back.
And then we went back.
Und dann sind wir wieder zurückgelaufen. -
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