European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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At six o'clock in the morning the Germans shot the warning fire as a sign of attack.
At six o'clock in the morning the Germans shot the warning fire as a sign of attack.
e invece alle sei del mattino hanno sparato con delle rivoltelle il segnale di attacco questi tedeschi. -
We didn't shoot, but some other partisans did,
We didn't shoot, but some other partisans did,
Noi non abbiamo sparato invece altri partigiani -
from another side, they fired some shots and with their mortars the Germans made them run, they're still running now.
from another side, they fired some shots and with their mortars the Germans made them run, they're still running now.
di là hanno sparato delle raffiche e loro con i mortai li hanno fatti correre, stanno ancora correndo adesso! -
Instead, we should have take them by surprise!
Instead, we should have take them by surprise!
Invece devi fargli tu la sorpresa! -
Joining the partisans
Joining the partisans
Ingresso “nei partigiani” -
Later I went up to the mountains and gave myself this nickname, "Mirko".
Later I went up to the mountains and gave myself this nickname, "Mirko".
Dopo sono venuto in montagna e mi sono preso quel nome di battaglia "Mirko" -
He was a Yugoslavian partisan leader, a tough guy of whom we were very afraid.
He was a Yugoslavian partisan leader, a tough guy of whom we were very afraid.
che era un capo partigiano jugoslavo che era un osso duro, ci faceva tanta paura. -
On the mountains I also got to know "Frigio",
On the mountains I also got to know "Frigio",
In montagna ho conosciuto anche "Frigio", -
the one that wrote books about the Resistance. He was a sergeant, too.
the one that wrote books about the Resistance. He was a sergeant, too.
che è quello che scriveva i libri della Resistenza, era sergente anche lui, -
He knew some people and we established some contacts this way.
He knew some people and we established some contacts this way.
ci siamo trovati e tramite lui che aveva dei conoscenti abbiamo avuto dei contatti. -
By then we used to ride bicycles, he was displaced to Barco di Bibbiano
By then we used to ride bicycles, he was displaced to Barco di Bibbiano
Allora si andava anche in bicicletta, lui era sfollato a Barco di Bibbiano -
and so he used to give us a ride with the bike but it was risky,
and so he used to give us a ride with the bike but it was risky,
e allora ci prendeva in bicicletta ma era un rischio -
you could see he was a youngster in his twenties
you could see he was a youngster in his twenties
perché vedevi che era un giovanotto di vent’anni, ventidue anni, -
and we didn't have documents, nothing at all, so it was risky for us to be caught by the fascists.
and we didn't have documents, nothing at all, so it was risky for us to be caught by the fascists.
e non avevi i documenti, non avevi niente, c’era da rischiare e farti prendere dai gruppi fascisti. -
But everything went well; thanks to him we got involved and went up to Cà Roma,
But everything went well; thanks to him we got involved and went up to Cà Roma,
E’ andato bene, tramite lui ci siamo imbarcati, siamo arrivati su a Cà Roma, a Cà Roma siamo stati subito. -
which was a small house near Canossa, an isolated peasant's house.
which was a small house near Canossa, an isolated peasant's house.
Cà Roma era una casina lì vicino a Canossa, su di lì, Canossa, Ciano, lassù: -
That was where the partisans were staying,
That was where the partisans were staying,
era una casa di contadini isolati e i partigiani si trovavano lì, -
they were waiting to get in touch with the commanders up there.
they were waiting to get in touch with the commanders up there.
in questa posizione qua in attesa di avere poi i contatti con i comandi su -
We were quite a few, though: when we started there were 45 of us
We were quite a few, though: when we started there were 45 of us
ma che allora erano pochi perché quando siamo partiti c’eravamo trovati in 45 -
and to the time we arrived at the Villa Minozzo
and to the time we arrived at the Villa Minozzo
e siamo arrivati su a Villa Minozzo