European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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on the road going through Fivizzano and the Cerreto pass and towards Castelnovo Monti.
on the road going through Fivizzano and the Cerreto pass and towards Castelnovo Monti.
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They were sending new troops to the front, by that time they had been there two or three months.
They were sending new troops to the front, by that time they had been there two or three months.
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So we received this order to lay mines, but there weren’t any bridges left!
So we received this order to lay mines, but there weren’t any bridges left!
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There was only this small thing we used to call the “fognone” (big sewer).
There was only this small thing we used to call the “fognone” (big sewer).
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By that time we had a lot of TNT since they dropped it from the airplanes.
By that time we had a lot of TNT since they dropped it from the airplanes.
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We walked up there. There was a wonderful moon this night, a very calm night, like in springtime.
We walked up there. There was a wonderful moon this night, a very calm night, like in springtime.
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They had a machine gun nest not too far away,
They had a machine gun nest not too far away,
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we put two groups there, one on each side of the bridge, in order to work untroubled.
we put two groups there, one on each side of the bridge, in order to work untroubled.
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And we did work untroubled, placing 45 kg of TNT, sort of like chewing gum you know?
And we did work untroubled, placing 45 kg of TNT, sort of like chewing gum you know?
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After that we set the fuse and set it on fire.
After that we set the fuse and set it on fire.
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We walked down a bit because rocks would be falling down
We walked down a bit because rocks would be falling down
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and well I went back to see after the war was over,
and well I went back to see after the war was over,
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and not only did we blow up the arch, but also 2-3 meters of road on both sides, because 45 kg are a lot.
and not only did we blow up the arch, but also 2-3 meters of road on both sides, because 45 kg are a lot.
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When they arrived they had to do a horse-shoe, that’s why it was important to stop them.
When they arrived they had to do a horse-shoe, that’s why it was important to stop them.
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Stopping them from getting to the front 24 hours earlier during the attack,
Stopping them from getting to the front 24 hours earlier during the attack,
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and forcing them to dig the mountain, build a horse-shoe in order to be able to get through:
and forcing them to dig the mountain, build a horse-shoe in order to be able to get through:
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those things you had to do with hoes, there were no bulldozers then.
those things you had to do with hoes, there were no bulldozers then.