European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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And when time comes and the weather is dark enough, then we’ll do a job under the Poniatowski bridge.’
And when time comes and the weather is dark enough, then we’ll do a job under the Poniatowski bridge.’
Quando sarà il momento e il tempo sarà abbastanza cupo, allora faremo un'azione sotto il ponte Poniatowski". -
Later I asked my brother Jerzy what kind of action it was supposed to be.
Later I asked my brother Jerzy what kind of action it was supposed to be.
Più tardi chiesi a mio fratello di che tipo di azione si trattasse. -
He replied, that the Germans kept police cars and other military trucks under the bridge.
He replied, that the Germans kept police cars and other military trucks under the bridge.
Mi disse che i tedeschi tenevano sotto quel ponte delle macchine di polizia e dei furgoni militari. -
And we were supposed to set them on fire.
And we were supposed to set them on fire.
Bisognava dargli fuoco. -
My brother says: ‘Listen, we’ve got this unpleasant situation, I have this present for you.
My brother says: ‘Listen, we’ve got this unpleasant situation, I have this present for you.
Mio fratello mi disse: " Ascolta, c'è questa cosa spiacevole, ho un regalo per te. -
In case they catch you and beat the hell out of you, or they massacre you too much so you can’t stand it anymore,
In case they catch you and beat the hell out of you, or they massacre you too much so you can’t stand it anymore,
Se dovessero catturarti e picchiarti talmente forte, da non riuscire a sopportarlo, -
then here is this vial, a small glass bottle…’ – it looked like an injection vial – ‘…just bite it.’
then here is this vial, a small glass bottle…’ – it looked like an injection vial – ‘…just bite it.’
c'è questa fiala di vetro…" – sembrava un'iniezione – "… devi morderla." -
I tell him: ‘Don’t be silly, I’ll get cuts.’
I tell him: ‘Don’t be silly, I’ll get cuts.’
E io gli faccio: "Non essere stupido, mi faccio male." -
And he: ‘It won’t matter to you anyway, as soon as you bite it you die.’ It was cyanide.
And he: ‘It won’t matter to you anyway, as soon as you bite it you die.’ It was cyanide.
E lui risponde: "Ormai sarà lo stesso, non appena la mordi, muori." Era cianuro. -
My task, as they later told me, was to walk along the pavement in the same way
My task, as they later told me, was to walk along the pavement in the same way
Il mio compito, come poi mi spiegarono, consisteva nel camminare lungo il marciapiede nello stesso modo -
as the watch guard did guarding those trucks.
as the watch guard did guarding those trucks.
in cui lo faceva la guardia che teneva d'occhio quei mezzi. -
He was quite visible wearing a white coat.
He was quite visible wearing a white coat.
La guardia era abbastanza riconoscibile perché indossava una pelliccia bianca. -
It was October, but the Germans cared about their soldiers, they dressed them well.
It was October, but the Germans cared about their soldiers, they dressed them well.
Era ottobre ma i tedeschi si preoccupavano dei propri soldati e li facevano vestire bene. -
And this guard would mostly walk from Dobra street in the direction of the city, then to the right and back.
And this guard would mostly walk from Dobra street in the direction of the city, then to the right and back.
Questo guardiano andava prevalentemente dalla via Dobra verso la città e poi tornava indietro. -
I was supposed to walk on the opposite side of the street, seeing his white coat.
I was supposed to walk on the opposite side of the street, seeing his white coat.
E io dovevo camminare lungo il lato opposto della via, osservando la pelliccia bianca. -
They told me to smoke a cigarette and, watching the spark from my cigarette, they knew where I was and thus were the guard was.
They told me to smoke a cigarette and, watching the spark from my cigarette, they knew where I was and thus were the guard was.
Mi dissero di accendere una sigaretta e loro, guardando le scintille, avrebbero capito dove mi trovassi e quindi dove si trovasse la guardia. -
Depending how far away he moved, they were able to plant the firebombs, usually between the wheel and the mudguard.
Depending how far away he moved, they were able to plant the firebombs, usually between the wheel and the mudguard.
A seconda di quanto l'uomo si fosse allontanato, sarebbero in grado di piazzare le bombe incendiarie, di solito tra la ruota e il parafango. -
Rubber is flammable. If this catches fire, then there’s no stopping it.
Rubber is flammable. If this catches fire, then there’s no stopping it.
La gomma è infiammabile. Se prende fuoco, non c'è modo di fermarlo. -
It worked out fine. We were able to see if we had succeeded only the following day.
It worked out fine. We were able to see if we had succeeded only the following day.
Funzionò bene. Ma potevamo scoprirlo solo il giorno dopo. -
I used to go to school at Powiśle, in Sewerynów street and I had this friend there who lived at 3, Trzeciego Maja Alley,
I used to go to school at Powiśle, in Sewerynów street and I had this friend there who lived at 3, Trzeciego Maja Alley,
Io andavo a scuola a Powiśle, in via Sewerynów, e avevo questo amico che abitava in viale Trzeciego Maja al numero 3,