European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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We were dressed very badly, there were no ... It was hard.
We were dressed very badly, there were no ... It was hard.
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We used to sleep in the huts of the charcoal makers huddled all together like pigs in order to keep ourselves warm.
We used to sleep in the huts of the charcoal makers huddled all together like pigs in order to keep ourselves warm.
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Sometimes more people came up to Lama Golese, so eventually we started to form groups.
Sometimes more people came up to Lama Golese, so eventually we started to form groups.
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We set up three units:
We set up three units:
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the “Piccinini”, the one I was in, whose commander was Otello Salsi from Cervarezza.
the “Piccinini”, the one I was in, whose commander was Otello Salsi from Cervarezza.
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Then there was the “Bedeschi” group, whose commander was Luigi, one from Rivalta, a really nice guy.
Then there was the “Bedeschi” group, whose commander was Luigi, one from Rivalta, a really nice guy.
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And then we formed the “Camillo Prampolini” group, a socialist leader,
And then we formed the “Camillo Prampolini” group, a socialist leader,
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led by Valter from Cavriago, a big and bossy guy.
led by Valter from Cavriago, a big and bossy guy.
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Then we went to carry out the attack on Villa Minozzo.
Then we went to carry out the attack on Villa Minozzo.
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We went there on May 24th, the last day ...
We went there on May 24th, the last day ...
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The Italian government was telling to all the ones that had escaped from war to return,
The Italian government was telling to all the ones that had escaped from war to return,
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but instead of handing us in to the government we carried out the attack to the command post in Villa Minozzo.
but instead of handing us in to the government we carried out the attack to the command post in Villa Minozzo.
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We were about fifty, but there were some who ...
We were about fifty, but there were some who ...
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I was placed in front of the barracks of the fascists, it was full of people inside,
I was placed in front of the barracks of the fascists, it was full of people inside,
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I could hear them sing their songs.
I could hear them sing their songs.
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I was a good marksman
I was a good marksman
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but I was fifty meters away in a hole and couldn't get out because ...
but I was fifty meters away in a hole and couldn't get out because ...
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We had a hard time because a plane came to shoot at us,
We had a hard time because a plane came to shoot at us,
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so we got stuck in the ditch like frogs, surrounded by nettles.
so we got stuck in the ditch like frogs, surrounded by nettles.
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Hard moments.
Hard moments.