European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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but this time it's a roundup, a sweep on a large scale
but this time it's a roundup, a sweep on a large scale
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that goes from Ciano to Casina, to Castelnovo Monti, all the way up to Vetto.
that goes from Ciano to Casina, to Castelnovo Monti, all the way up to Vetto.
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The whole area is being closed up and they're trying to get us by encircling us".
The whole area is being closed up and they're trying to get us by encircling us".
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So it was decided to protect all the partisans in the Vetto-Rosano area
So it was decided to protect all the partisans in the Vetto-Rosano area
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and to bring us down to the Enza river so at night we crossed the river.
and to bring us down to the Enza river so at night we crossed the river.
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At night the commander told us:
At night the commander told us:
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"Now we have to set up a really safe guard because the Germans are everywhere.
"Now we have to set up a really safe guard because the Germans are everywhere.
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You can see them, so keep your eyes open and be careful
You can see them, so keep your eyes open and be careful
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because if we happen to do something
because if we happen to do something
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or to kill a German they're going to burn down the entire village".
or to kill a German they're going to burn down the entire village".
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So at 3 a.m. we were ordered to move
So at 3 a.m. we were ordered to move
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because by that time there were no partisans around,
because by that time there were no partisans around,
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so we were the last lines moving and could be calm.
so we were the last lines moving and could be calm.
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The "staffette" told us that the streets were clear, so we started walking.
The "staffette" told us that the streets were clear, so we started walking.
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We were looking left and right, there was only fog.
We were looking left and right, there was only fog.
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So we went into the Enza river
So we went into the Enza river
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and there was not even a small stick where we could have hidden
and there was not even a small stick where we could have hidden
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if the fog lifted.
if the fog lifted.
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"Mirco" had a partisan in his team, a big man that lived in this area,
"Mirco" had a partisan in his team, a big man that lived in this area,
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and he asked to give him a person that could go with him to his place
and he asked to give him a person that could go with him to his place