European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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There was democracy in our organization and the troop council decided, because all our instructors belonged to the Home Army,
There was democracy in our organization and the troop council decided, because all our instructors belonged to the Home Army,
C'era democrazia nella nostra organizzazione, e visto che tutti i nostri istruttori appartenevano all'Armia Krajowa, il consiglio del reparto voleva -
our troop to be part of the Szare Szeregi [Gray Ranks - the underground paramilitary Polish Scouting Association].
our troop to be part of the Szare Szeregi [Gray Ranks - the underground paramilitary Polish Scouting Association].
che il nostro reparto facesse parte delle Schiere Grigie [l'Associazione Scout paramilitare clandestina]. -
And me, very soon, I got into the BS, i.e. Combat School.
And me, very soon, I got into the BS, i.e. Combat School.
Io molto presto entrai a far parte della BS, cioè della Scuola di combattimento. -
There were boys from more or less 15 years of age till 18.
There were boys from more or less 15 years of age till 18.
Lì c'erano ragazzi tra i 15 anni e i 18 anni circa. -
Later you had the GS, i.e. the assault groups with boys between 17, 18 and twenty something.
Later you had the GS, i.e. the assault groups with boys between 17, 18 and twenty something.
Poi c'erano i GS, cioè i gruppi d'assalto, dove c'erano i ragazzi tra i 17 e i 18-20 anni. -
This is where they had the squads like ‘Zośka’, ‘Parasol’, ‘Miotła’, some sabotage troops.
This is where they had the squads like ‘Zośka’, ‘Parasol’, ‘Miotła’, some sabotage troops.
Ed è qui che c'erano i reparti di sabotaggio come "Zośka", "Parasol" (ombrello), "Miotła" (scopa). -
They did not want us in sabotage, we were too young.
They did not want us in sabotage, we were too young.
Non volevano che noi, che eravamo troppo giovani, facessimo operazioni di sabotaggio. -
Our scout authorities made it clear not to get us into sabotage.
Our scout authorities made it clear not to get us into sabotage.
Le nostre autorità scout erano molto attente al fatto che le persone troppo giovani non dovessero essere assegnate al sabotaggio. -
Naturally, we cheated them a bit with how old we were.
Naturally, we cheated them a bit with how old we were.
Chiaramente noi un po' le imbrogliavamo, nascondendo la nostra vera età. -
Me, being 14, I got into a non-commissioned officer school, because, naturally, I lied I was 17.
Me, being 14, I got into a non-commissioned officer school, because, naturally, I lied I was 17.
Così io a 14 anni ero già alla scuola per sottoufficiali perché, ovviamente, dissi di avrne 17. -
Brother Jerzy’s commander found out that I was a scout,
Brother Jerzy’s commander found out that I was a scout,
Il comandante di mio fratello Jerzy aveva capito che ero uno scout, -
that I was being trained in how to trail to do some intelligence activity.
that I was being trained in how to trail to do some intelligence activity.
che ero addestrato a seguire le tracce per fare qualche attività di intelligence. -
They trained our perceptiveness, imagination.
They trained our perceptiveness, imagination.
Avevano addestrato il mio spirito di osservazione e l'intraprendenza. -
I had to know all these gateway passages, shortcuts which often came in handy.
I had to know all these gateway passages, shortcuts which often came in handy.
Dovevo conoscere tutti i passaggi, le scorciatoie, che spesso tornavano utili. -
And my brother’s commander reckoned I might be useful for them as a boy in shorts.
And my brother’s commander reckoned I might be useful for them as a boy in shorts.
Così il comandante di mio fratello Jerzy ritenne che io, essendo un ragazzino con i pantaloncini, potessi essere utile per loro. -
There also was an intelligence cell, which was supposed to trail various uncertain people, informers, mainly secret agents.
There also was an intelligence cell, which was supposed to trail various uncertain people, informers, mainly secret agents.
E, poiché c'era una cellula di intelligence che doveva rintracciare varie persone incerte, informatori, principalmente informatori, spie e così via, -
They used me very often to be on the look out and wait for the man that they were pursuing.
They used me very often to be on the look out and wait for the man that they were pursuing.
spesso mi usavano per stare in guardia e attendere la persona che stavano seguendo. -
Life in Warsaw; socialist conspiracy
Life in Warsaw; socialist conspiracy
La vita a Varsavia; contatti con le organizzazioni di sinistra -
In Warsaw we needed to rent a flat,
In Warsaw we needed to rent a flat,
A Varsavia dovevamo prendere in affitto un appartamento, -
since our house where we used to live was destroyed during the wartime military operations.
since our house where we used to live was destroyed during the wartime military operations.
perché la nostra casa era stata distrutta durante le operazioni militari.