European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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We had a lot, but
We had a lot, but
Und wir hatten viel, -
also wished that there may be just as much for others today.
also wished that there may be just as much for others today.
aber wir wünschten uns, dass auch andere heute gleich viel haben würden. -
Compared to what we had before, after the war we had so much:
Compared to what we had before, after the war we had so much:
Verglichen mit dem, was wir zuvor hatten, hatten wir nach dem Krieg wirklich viel: -
we worked, we fought even afterwards, we built things, we worked day and night.
we worked, we fought even afterwards, we built things, we worked day and night.
wir arbeiteten, wir kämpften auch danach noch, wir bauten auf, wir arbeiteten Tag und Nacht… -
We had many positive outcomes.
We had many positive outcomes.
aber wir hatten auch viele positive Ergebnisse. -
Liberation
Liberation
Die Befreiung -
On the 25th of April, in Modena, we were free since we had already liberated ourselves on the 23rd or the 22nd.
On the 25th of April, in Modena, we were free since we had already liberated ourselves on the 23rd or the 22nd.
Am 25. April waren wir in Modena frei, da wir uns bereits am 23. oder 22. befreit hatten. -
I want to mention the only thing that I didn’t manage to do, as the liberation came right after.
I want to mention the only thing that I didn’t manage to do, as the liberation came right after.
Und hier möchte ich eine Sache erwähnen, die ich nicht geschafft habe zu machen, da die Befreiung kurz darauf folgte. -
We stayed up all night to prepare a map,
We stayed up all night to prepare a map,
Wir hatten die ganze Nacht damit verbracht, eine Karte zu entwerfen, -
illustrating where the units had to leave from, the squads in our area, where the various GAPs were.
illustrating where the units had to leave from, the squads in our area, where the various GAPs were.
auf der eingezeichnet war, von wo die Kampfgruppen in unserem Gebiet aufbrechen sollten, wo die verschiedenen GAPs waren. -
We did this for our GAPs, the SAPs did the same for their SAPs.
We did this for our GAPs, the SAPs did the same for their SAPs.
Wir machten das für unsere GAPs, die SAPs machten dasselbe für ihre SAPs, wir bereiteten alles vor und sprachen uns ab. -
Others came down from the mountains, and they also had places to liberate.
Others came down from the mountains, and they also had places to liberate.
Andere kamen aus den Bergen herunter, und auch sie hatten Orte zu befreien. -
We stayed up all night to prepare this,
We stayed up all night to prepare this,
Wir verbrachten die ganze Nacht damit, diese Strategie vorzubereiten, -
this advance strategy to throw the Germans, the fascists, all the soldiers and armed men out of Modena.
this advance strategy to throw the Germans, the fascists, all the soldiers and armed men out of Modena.
um die Deutschen und die Faschisten, alle Bewaffneten, aus Modena zu vertreiben. -
I had to go to Paganine
I had to go to Paganine
Ich sollte nach Paganine fahren -
to transmit the orders, since it was always dispatch-riders who had to do this.
to transmit the orders, since it was always dispatch-riders who had to do this.
und die Befehle überbringen, denn es waren immer Kuriere, Männer oder Frauen, die diese Aufgabe hatten. -
There was no other way. We had no telephone.
There was no other way. We had no telephone.
Es gab keine andere Möglichkeit. Manche hatten vielleicht ein Telefon, wir aber nicht. -
So I left with my orders.
So I left with my orders.
Also brach ich mit meinen Befehlen auf. -
I had to go because we could already hear bombing in Bologna
I had to go because we could already hear bombing in Bologna
Ich musste das tun, denn wir konnten bereits die Kanonen hören, in Bologna zum Beispiel, man konnte Bomben hören, -
and then some bombed around us too.
and then some bombed around us too.
und dann bombardierten sie auch Gebiete in unserer Nähe.