European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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That was what my father told me.
That was what my father told me.
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Transport of weapons, ammunition, radios
Transport of weapons, ammunition, radios
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He told me:
He told me:
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“Listen, we need someone to bring what we need to the mountains, especially ammunition and weapons.
“Listen, we need someone to bring what we need to the mountains, especially ammunition and weapons.
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Do you think you can do it?” I said yes.
Do you think you can do it?” I said yes.
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The Ferrari brothers at the time had a butchery near the D’Alberto movie theatre.
The Ferrari brothers at the time had a butchery near the D’Alberto movie theatre.
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Two brothers were in the mountains with the partisans of the Don Pasquino detachment,
Two brothers were in the mountains with the partisans of the Don Pasquino detachment,
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another one was with the fascists.
another one was with the fascists.
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I asked them what they’d do to this brother once the war was over.
I asked them what they’d do to this brother once the war was over.
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They replied: “He’s with the fascists because we sent him.
They replied: “He’s with the fascists because we sent him.
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He was a fascist and they were glad to take him, so now he sends out some weapons for us.
He was a fascist and they were glad to take him, so now he sends out some weapons for us.
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When we tell you where to go, just go there and he’ll hand you some stuff”.
When we tell you where to go, just go there and he’ll hand you some stuff”.
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The meeting point was a hotel behind the Riunite pharmacy.
The meeting point was a hotel behind the Riunite pharmacy.
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I would go there, go inside and wait for him.
I would go there, go inside and wait for him.
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He’d arrive, hand me a small package, we’d say goodbye and leave.
He’d arrive, hand me a small package, we’d say goodbye and leave.
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Generally he’d bring handguns.
Generally he’d bring handguns.
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If there were only two handguns, I’d carry them alone. I had a big breast
If there were only two handguns, I’d carry them alone. I had a big breast
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and they would fit perfectly right in the middle…
and they would fit perfectly right in the middle…
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I’d strap them to my waist and by bicycle I would get to Cerezzola,
I’d strap them to my waist and by bicycle I would get to Cerezzola,
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to Currada, where I met Marco (Sergio Beretti’s battle name).
to Currada, where I met Marco (Sergio Beretti’s battle name).