European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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So she backed away to the partisans
So she backed away to the partisans
Per questo si era rifugiata presso i partigiani -
and thought that everything would be okay if she went.
and thought that everything would be okay if she went.
pensando che sarebbe andato tutto bene per gli altri, se se ne fosse andata. -
But she was wrong.
But she was wrong.
Ma così non fu. -
When the Gestapo came
When the Gestapo came
Quando arrivò la Gestapo -
it was dangerous for all of them. They arrested all.
it was dangerous for all of them. They arrested all.
erano tutti ugualmente in pericolo. Li arrestarono tutti. -
Liberation of Reggio Emilia
Liberation of Reggio Emilia
Liberazione di Reggio Emilia -
We went on the roof to see who was shooting from the Church of Madonna della Ghiara.
We went on the roof to see who was shooting from the Church of Madonna della Ghiara.
Andiamo sul tetto, perché per vedere sulla Madonna della Ghiara che sparano. -
We couldn’t see anything from there, so we went back downstairs and headed for the bell-tower.
We couldn’t see anything from there, so we went back downstairs and headed for the bell-tower.
Dopo siamo andati sul tetto ma non si vedeva niente. Siamo scesi siamo andati là vicino alla torre, -
We found the bell-ringer and asked him how we could climb up.
We found the bell-ringer and asked him how we could climb up.
abbiamo trovato il campanaro, quello che suonava le campane, e gli dico come si fa ad andare su lì, -
He showed us the way and told us to proceed slowly.
He showed us the way and told us to proceed slowly.
“A beh vai su di lì. Sali piano piano”. Va beh. -
As we got on the roof there were three men of the Black Brigade with a 37 mm Breda machine gun.
As we got on the roof there were three men of the Black Brigade with a 37 mm Breda machine gun.
Infatti siamo arrivati sul tetto che c’erano piazzati tre della brigata nera con la mitraglia 37 Breda, non avevano mica... -
I told them not to move and raise their hands.
I told them not to move and raise their hands.
e io lì ho gridato: “Fermi tutti mani in alto!”, -
They obeyed as they saw the machine gun pointed at them.
They obeyed as they saw the machine gun pointed at them.
e infatti si sono alzati e quando hanno visto il mitra puntato hanno alzato le mani e: -
They told us not to kill them. They’d show us where the others were. “Alright”, we said, “where are they?”
They told us not to kill them. They’d show us where the others were. “Alright”, we said, “where are they?”
“No non sparate non ammazzateci, vi indichiamo dove sono gli altri”. “Va bene dove sono gli altri?”. “Venite con noi ve lo indichiamo”. -
They told us there was a platoon of around thirty of them hiding in the subterranean vaults of “La Luna”, a spot near Porta Castello.
They told us there was a platoon of around thirty of them hiding in the subterranean vaults of “La Luna”, a spot near Porta Castello.
Erano nascosti lì dalla Luna a Porta Castello nel sotterraneo e c’era un plotone lo chiamavano loro, erano poi una trentina. -
As we got back down, however, there was a surprise.
As we got back down, however, there was a surprise.
Ma poi quando siamo arrivati giù c’è stata la sorpresa, -
A jeep with a big white star printed on the hood was parked by the church. I asked what was going on.
A jeep with a big white star printed on the hood was parked by the church. I asked what was going on.
davanti ai gradini della Madonna della Ghiara c’era una jeep ferma con davanti sul cofano una stella bianca grande come il cofano. Dico bah cosa c’è? -
The driver got out of the jeep
The driver got out of the jeep
Scende giù uno, l’autista -
and told me that the commander wanted to know who those three men with their hands up were.
and told me that the commander wanted to know who those three men with their hands up were.
che dice il comandante vuole sapere chi sono questi tre qua che avete preso con le mani alzate. -
I told them that they were the ones who were shooting from the roof.
I told them that they were the ones who were shooting from the roof.
Dico sono i tiratori che sparavano con la mitraglia sul tetto.