European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Nearly our whole Azione Cattolica group started to go there
Nearly our whole Azione Cattolica group started to go there
noi andavamo con quasi tutta l’Azione Cattolica, andavamo sulla ferrovia -
to slow the trains down before they arrived in Reggio.
to slow the trains down before they arrived in Reggio.
a fare rallentare i treni che arrivassero a Reggio, dove c’erano dei militari… -
The soldiers on the train got off before the train left again.
The soldiers on the train got off before the train left again.
allora i militari scendevano dal treno e poi il treno riprendeva. -
We took them to the rectory. We dressed some in plain clothes, others as priests.
We took them to the rectory. We dressed some in plain clothes, others as priests.
Li portavamo in canonica. Alcuni li abbiamo vestiti con i vestiti borghesi, alcuni abbiamo vestiti da prete, -
I dressed as an acolyte, since I was 19 but looked younger.
I dressed as an acolyte, since I was 19 but looked younger.
io vestito da chierico perché avevo allora già 19 anni, però ne dimostravo di meno. -
I remember bringing a guy called Catellani all the way home to Sesso.
I remember bringing a guy called Catellani all the way home to Sesso.
Li portavo, mi ricordo, un certo Catellani che lavorava alle Reggiane anche lui -
He worked at the Reggiane. I took them to Rivalta. Then they could move on alone.
He worked at the Reggiane. I took them to Rivalta. Then they could move on alone.
l’ho portato fino a casa a Sesso, ma anche altri fino a Rivalta, quelle zone lì, poi dopo magari andavano da soli. -
I had an exemption from the military and went on working at the Reggiane until December.
I had an exemption from the military and went on working at the Reggiane until December.
Beh io, siccome avevo l’esonero dal militare, e poi ho continuato a lavorare alle Reggiane fino a dicembre -
Then I received another call-up card.
Then I received another call-up card.
quando mi è arrivata un’altra cartolina per ripartire e l’esonero me l’hanno ritirato, -
I know the Germans immediately occupied the most relevant spots in the city,
I know the Germans immediately occupied the most relevant spots in the city,
però so che i tedeschi sono andati subito ad occupare i punti nevralgici della città, -
the city hall, the Zucchi barracks, the Cialdini barracks.
the city hall, the Zucchi barracks, the Cialdini barracks.
il municipio, lì alla caserma Zucchi, alla Cialdini dove c’è la questura adesso, -
They also plundered the city.
They also plundered the city.
e poi hanno fatto dei saccheggi anche i tedeschi, -
I remember that my wife lived in Coviolo.
I remember that my wife lived in Coviolo.
mi ricordo che insomma, che mia moglie abitava a Coviolo, alla Roncina, -
Some Germans arrived in her courtyard
Some Germans arrived in her courtyard
e c’erano dei tedeschi proprio nel suo cortile, -
with hens, rabbits, and were laughing when they arrested the soldiers who had surrendered.
with hens, rabbits, and were laughing when they arrested the soldiers who had surrendered.
sono arrivati là con delle galline, i conigli, ecc., e ridevano quando hanno arrestati i soldati che si sono arresi, ecc. -
You have to remember that the Germans arrested and
You have to remember that the Germans arrested and
A notare che l’8 settembre, i tedeschi hanno praticamente arrestato -
sent to Germany more than 600,000 soldiers on the 8th of September.
sent to Germany more than 600,000 soldiers on the 8th of September.
oltre 600.000 soldati e mandato in Germania, in poche parole. -
Presentation: family, church, work
Presentation: family, church, work
Presentazione: familia, chiesa, lavoro -
My name is Fernando Cavazzini, partisan Toni.
My name is Fernando Cavazzini, partisan Toni.
Mi chiamo Cavazzini Fernando, partigiano Toni. -
I was born in Reggio Emilia, in the hamlet of Villa Cella, on the 23rd of September 1923.
I was born in Reggio Emilia, in the hamlet of Villa Cella, on the 23rd of September 1923.
Sono nato a Reggio Emilia, nella frazione di Villa Cella, il 23 settembre del 1923.