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and was infiltrated into Denmark where she got married to a Danish member of the resistance.
and was infiltrated into Denmark where she got married to a Danish member of the resistance.
Fu fatta entrare clandestinamente in Danimarca e là sposò un combattente della resistenza. -
She applied at the German commandant’s office and nobody knew that she spoke Jewish.
She applied at the German commandant’s office and nobody knew that she spoke Jewish.
Fece domanda presso il posto di comando tedesco. Nessuno sapeva che parlasse ebraico. -
She also spoke German, French, English and then she even learned Danish
She also spoke German, French, English and then she even learned Danish
Inoltre parlava tedesco, francese, inglese e danese. -
and after that applied at the German commandant’s office.
and after that applied at the German commandant’s office.
Presentò domanda presso il posto di comando. -
Because she was perfect in type writing and shorthand she was taken on immediately.
Because she was perfect in type writing and shorthand she was taken on immediately.
Dato che era bravissima con la macchina da scrivere e con la stenografia, venne subito assunta. -
Because of her capability and her linguistic knowledge it did not take long
Because of her capability and her linguistic knowledge it did not take long
Grazie alla sua bravura ed eloquenza non ci volle molto -
and she was sitting in the outer office of the German general in command!
and she was sitting in the outer office of the German general in command!
prima che si sedesse nell'ufficio esterno del generale tedesco al comando. -
She had access to all the files.
She had access to all the files.
Così aveva accesso a tutti gli atti. -
Everything that went to the general or that came from the general, even if it came from the ‘Fuehrer’, went through her hands.
Everything that went to the general or that came from the general, even if it came from the ‘Fuehrer’, went through her hands.
Tutto quello che riguardava il generale e tutto quello che veniva dal Führer passava per le sue mani. -
That naturally was a source.
That naturally was a source.
Ovviamente era una fonte -
As she had direct connection to London, the way was shorter.
As she had direct connection to London, the way was shorter.
e aveva diretto contatto con Londra. Così il percorso diventava più corto -
The connection worked in no time.
The connection worked in no time.
perché i contatti per e da Londra erano diventati più veloci. -
It did not take six weeks any more, but took fourteen days or three weeks
It did not take six weeks any more, but took fourteen days or three weeks
Non ci volevano più sei settimane, ma circa due o tre -
until the message moved back and forth – coded, of course.
until the message moved back and forth – coded, of course.
perché il messaggio arrivasse e tornasse. Ovviamente cifrato. -
Resistance in the German Wehrmacht
Resistance in the German Wehrmacht
Resistenza alla Wehrmacht tedesca -
After the ‘Munich Agreement’ we had the 36 divisions, which marched into Czechoslovakia from all sides.
After the ‘Munich Agreement’ we had the 36 divisions, which marched into Czechoslovakia from all sides.
Dopo l'accordo di Monaco avevamo a disposizione 36 divisioni, che entrarono in Cecoslovacchia da tutti i lati. -
Bohemia and Moravia were encircled by ’Großdeutschland’.
Bohemia and Moravia were encircled by ’Großdeutschland’.
Boemia e Moravia erano circondate a nord, ovest e sud dalla Großdeutschland. -
At the beginning you worked as a civilian
At the beginning you worked as a civilian
Allora succedeva così: all'inizio si lavorava da civile -
and only when in 1939 the war began, the enlistments started.
and only when in 1939 the war began, the enlistments started.
poi, con l'inizio della guerra nel '39, cominciarono i reclutamenti. -
I was not enlisted until the end of 1940, so that we had two years of time for the illegal work.
I was not enlisted until the end of 1940, so that we had two years of time for the illegal work.
Venni arruolato a fine anni '40, così da poter lavorare illegalmente due anni come civile.