European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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We had to reach the Reggio Emilia prefecture, in corso Garibaldi,
We had to reach the Reggio Emilia prefecture, in corso Garibaldi,
Il punto di arrivo era la prefettura qui a Reggio in Corso Garibaldi. -
all together at 2 pm, but each had to move alone.
all together at 2 pm, but each had to move alone.
Ci dovevamo trovare lì alle due del pomeriggio tutte insieme, però ognuna doveva partire per conto suo. -
This meant you had to be really committed.
This meant you had to be really committed.
Quindi anche qui ci voleva molta convinzione, -
It wasn’t an everyday thing for a mother living 10 km away to take her bicycle and go in front of the prefecture.
It wasn’t an everyday thing for a mother living 10 km away to take her bicycle and go in front of the prefecture.
perché una mamma per esempio a 10 Km, dire parto in bicicletta e vado davanti alla prefettura… -
But people were really starving and tired of the war, and there had been too many people dying.
But people were really starving and tired of the war, and there had been too many people dying.
però l’atmosfera oramai c’era perché la gente era affamata, nelle case avevano già molti morti e così via. -
So in front of the prefecture were 2000.
So in front of the prefecture were 2000.
Allora ci trovammo davanti alla prefettura in duemila, -
2000 women.
2000 women.
duemila donne. -
We arrived at the prefecture and the majority of us entered the courtyard.
We arrived at the prefecture and the majority of us entered the courtyard.
Arrivammo in prefettura e la maggioranza andò dentro il cortile, voi lo conoscete il cortile che c’è lì, perché è uguale ad allora. -
We had appointed three women to go talk with the podestà.
We had appointed three women to go talk with the podestà.
Tre furono… tre le avevamo nominate perché andassero a parlare con il podestà, allora. -
They were arrested immediately.
They were arrested immediately.
Quelle tre lì furono arrestate subito, arrivò giù la notizia che le tre -
The women who were outside joined us inside the courtyard.
The women who were outside joined us inside the courtyard.
che avevamo nominato per andare al colloquio erano state arrestate. Poi quelle che erano fuori sono venute dentro. -
We started to shout that we wouldn’t leave until they released them.
We started to shout that we wouldn’t leave until they released them.
Ci siamo fermate lì, nessuno si muoveva e abbiamo cominciato ad urlare che se non mollavano quelle donne -
We stayed there a few hours and finally saw our comrades walking down the stairs. What were we asking for?
We stayed there a few hours and finally saw our comrades walking down the stairs. What were we asking for?
noi non ci saremmo mosse di lì. Siamo state lì qualche ora e poi abbiamo visto le nostre compagne che venivano giù dalla scala e siamo uscite e siamo andate a casa. -
We were asking for salt and food for our children, especially for those living in the city.
We were asking for salt and food for our children, especially for those living in the city.
Cosa chiedevamo a quel momento? Chiedevamo sale, da mangiare per i bambini in particolare per la città, -
In the country we always managed to find something to eat. In the city kids were dying of hunger.
In the country we always managed to find something to eat. In the city kids were dying of hunger.
perché noi in campagna o d’riff o d’raff qualcosa lo avevamo, ma in città i bambini morivano di fame, -
There was a ration card, they didn’t even have a few salad leaves.
There was a ration card, they didn’t even have a few salad leaves.
c’era la tessera, non avevano neanche un filo di insalata… e quindi chiedevamo tutte queste cose. -
Our groups had found out that the Germans had specific plans for our region.
Our groups had found out that the Germans had specific plans for our region.
Perché chiedevamo queste cose? Perché noi, gruppi di difesa della donna eravamo venuti a conoscenza che i tedeschi avevano un piano ben preciso -
Men were to be taken to Germany to work,
Men were to be taken to Germany to work,
nella nostra regione, gli uomini in Germania a lavorare -
while supplies for the German army on the Gothic front line had to come from the Po valley.
while supplies for the German army on the Gothic front line had to come from the Po valley.
e il vitto per le truppe sulla Linea Gotica lo dovevano prendere nella pianura padana. -
We realized that we could starve the German army by taking as many things as we could away from the pool.
We realized that we could starve the German army by taking as many things as we could away from the pool.
Quindi noi tutto quello che riuscivamo a portare fuori dagli ammassi per la gente tutto quello che noi riuscivamo a sottrarre all’ammasso voleva dire affamare l’esercito tedesco.