European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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The enemies were well prepared, the Germans were warlords, they were trememdous.
The enemies were well prepared, the Germans were warlords, they were trememdous.
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I remember one episode up here.
I remember one episode up here.
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We had a shooting one night,
We had a shooting one night,
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we were near Busana, in Cinquecerri.
we were near Busana, in Cinquecerri.
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The guard came to me and said: "Mirko, Mirko, the Germans are here!"
The guard came to me and said: "Mirko, Mirko, the Germans are here!"
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We were sleeping in a barn and jumped up like hares.
We were sleeping in a barn and jumped up like hares.
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"Where are they?" "In Busana on the Sparavalle". "Shut up, then!"
"Where are they?" "In Busana on the Sparavalle". "Shut up, then!"
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They were at street number 63.
They were at street number 63.
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We prepared without waiting for further instructions, I'd found some posts.
We prepared without waiting for further instructions, I'd found some posts.
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"Go there and don't shoot. No shooting, be aware! Keep hidden and don't smoke!"
"Go there and don't shoot. No shooting, be aware! Keep hidden and don't smoke!"
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They were there already, it was just two or three o'clock.
They were there already, it was just two or three o'clock.
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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.
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We didn't shoot, but some other partisans did,
We didn't shoot, but some other partisans did,
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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.
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Instead, we should have take them by surprise!
Instead, we should have take them by surprise!
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Joining the partisans
Joining the partisans
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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".
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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.
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On the mountains I also got to know "Frigio",
On the mountains I also got to know "Frigio",
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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.