European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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It was a dog's life, you had to take care whom you were dealing with.
It was a dog's life, you had to take care whom you were dealing with.
Es war ein Hundeleben, weil man sich nicht treffen konnte, mit wem man wollte. -
One day our friend came home dressed as a fascist.
One day our friend came home dressed as a fascist.
Eines schönen Tages kam er schließlich als Faschist verkleidet nach Hause, -
At first he seemed on our side.
At first he seemed on our side.
doch anfänglich schien es, als wäre er auf unserer Seite, darum redeten wir, -
We could not express our ideas because we knew
We could not express our ideas because we knew
doch wir sagten nicht offen unsere Meinung, weil er ein Typ war, -
that he would always agree with us but in the end
that he would always agree with us but in the end
der uns immer recht gab, doch schlussendlich immer zu seinem Vater lief -
he always would go to tell his father what we'd said and done.
he always would go to tell his father what we'd said and done.
und berichtete, was wir alles gesagt und getan hatten. -
In fact, in the end it turned out that he'd enrolled as a volunteer for the Black Brigade:
In fact, in the end it turned out that he'd enrolled as a volunteer for the Black Brigade:
Am Ende stellte sich heraus, dass er als Freiwilliger zu den Schwarzen Brigaden gegangen ist: -
to us it was a shock because we could have been put to jail.
to us it was a shock because we could have been put to jail.
das war ein Schlag für uns, denn wir hätten geschnappt und ins Gefängnis gesteckt werden können, -
You could not trust a person like that.
You could not trust a person like that.
denn so einem Subjekt konnte man einfach nicht trauen. -
Liberation
Liberation
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I told you I was in Cervarezza with my battalion
I told you I was in Cervarezza with my battalion
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of 100-120 partisans, and then we went down the Sparavalle
of 100-120 partisans, and then we went down the Sparavalle
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and got to Castelnovo Monti and there some more people joined us.
and got to Castelnovo Monti and there some more people joined us.
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All on foot. It was a beautiful moment, we were happy and quiet.
All on foot. It was a beautiful moment, we were happy and quiet.
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Then we reached Reggio and were so proud.
Then we reached Reggio and were so proud.
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Sometimes there still was some idiots shooting at us,
Sometimes there still was some idiots shooting at us,
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hidden in the houses, we call them snipers.
hidden in the houses, we call them snipers.
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One of our friends was killed in Cà di Rocco,
One of our friends was killed in Cà di Rocco,
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next to the church of San Pellegrino.
next to the church of San Pellegrino.
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A sniper-idiot who was sitting on the roof of the church, they killed him, too, later.
A sniper-idiot who was sitting on the roof of the church, they killed him, too, later.