European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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I was hoping I would see my brother make it home too,
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but I never saw him again.
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Of my six brothers, our numerous family,
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that had been awarded by the Duce,
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three died, one was a victim of political persecution and one hostage.
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We didn’t really have too much to be happy about, in spite of the Liberation.
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The days of Liberation
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On the 23rd we noticed a heavy fog over our heads.
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Everything seemed quiet, muffled. Then the German tanks began to withdraw.
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An army on the run is one of the saddest sights one can witness.
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There was a whole line of trucks that had been seized in Yugoslavia.
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They were all full of wounded soldiers. It was terrible.
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The Germans were heading for the Po River,
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but there were a few groups of partisans in the lowlands, the SAPs, trying to disarm them.
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However, the Germans didn’t give up until the very end.
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We were told to keep calm.
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Nobody knew what the situation was.
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I was at home when I heard a horse coming at full speed.
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The reins were loose, because he had probably taken the horse from a cart.
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I ran outside and it was a German soldier. He was really young.
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