European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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We just had these grenades and our platoon had two machine guns from the WWI, without the feeders.
We just had these grenades and our platoon had two machine guns from the WWI, without the feeders.
Be', avevamo le granate di cui parlavo, e il nostro plotone aveva due mitragliatrici della prima guerra mondiale, senza gli alimentatori. -
You had to insert each bullet separately into the barrel, because otherwise there was no shooting,
You had to insert each bullet separately into the barrel, because otherwise there was no shooting,
Dovevi mettere nella canna ogni proiettile separatamente, altrimenti non c'era modo di sparare, -
because we didn’t have those clips which work as magazines for the bullets.
because we didn’t have those clips which work as magazines for the bullets.
perché non avevamo quelle clip che funzionano come un serbatoio per le cartucce. -
The commander of the regiment, at 4 o´clock gave an order to not attack those hangars.
The commander of the regiment, at 4 o´clock gave an order to not attack those hangars.
Alle ore 16 il comandante del reggimento diede l'ordine di non attaccare quegli hangar. -
I don’t know why this order was not given at 1 or 2 o´clock.
I don’t know why this order was not given at 1 or 2 o´clock.
Non so perché quell'ordine non fosse stato dato alle 13 o alle 14. -
And the ‘W’ hour (hour of attack) was at 5 o´clock.
And the ‘W’ hour (hour of attack) was at 5 o´clock.
L'ora "W" (l'ora dell'attacco) era stata fissata per le 17. -
The order brought by the liaison officer got there, but at 17.30, it was too late.
The order brought by the liaison officer got there, but at 17.30, it was too late.
L'ordine fu portato dall'ufficiale di collegamento, ma alle 17:30, quando ormai era tardi. -
The attack was carried out by a group of barely armed men from the ‘Kuba’ battery.
The attack was carried out by a group of barely armed men from the ‘Kuba’ battery.
L'attacco venne effettuato da degli uomini praticamente indifesi della batteria "Kuba". -
Within half an hour 125 men were killed.
Within half an hour 125 men were killed.
In una mezz'ora vennero uccise 125 persone. -
I bear personal grudges towards the commander that he had not given the order at least an hour earlier.
I bear personal grudges towards the commander that he had not given the order at least an hour earlier.
Porto un rancore personale verso il comandante per non avere impartito quell'ordine almeno un'ora prima. -
After all he knew there were no phones so the orders had to be carried out on foot.
After all he knew there were no phones so the orders had to be carried out on foot.
Del resto sapeva che non c'erano i telefoni e che bisognava comunicare l'ordine di persona e a piedi. -
And often you couldn’t carry them out, because you ran up into a patrol or something.
And often you couldn’t carry them out, because you ran up into a patrol or something.
E spesso non potevi comunicarlo, perché ti imbattevi in una pattuglia o qualcosa del genere. -
So you send not just one messenger, but a few.
So you send not just one messenger, but a few.
Quindi bisognava mandare non un messaggero, bensì diversi. -
That is how it ended. That is why the regiment got disbanded.
That is how it ended. That is why the regiment got disbanded.
Quindi finì in questo modo. Per questo motivo il reggimento venne sciolto. -
Either we got through to Warsaw on our own or to the Kampinos Forest.
Either we got through to Warsaw on our own or to the Kampinos Forest.
Dovevamo arrivare da soli o a Varsavia o nella foresta di Kampinos. -
When this order to disband reached us, my commander and friend, cadet ‘Witold’ wanted to shoot himself.
When this order to disband reached us, my commander and friend, cadet ‘Witold’ wanted to shoot himself.
Quando giunse questo ordine di scioglimento, il mio comandante e amico, cadetto "Witold" voleva spararsi. -
Lieutenant ‘Andrzej’, the commander of this company grabbed his sten,
Lieutenant ‘Andrzej’, the commander of this company grabbed his sten,
Allora il tenente "Andrzej", il comandante della compagnia, afferrò il suo Sten, -
I took him by the hands and told him: ‘What, have you gone mad, cadet?!
I took him by the hands and told him: ‘What, have you gone mad, cadet?!
mentre io lo presi per le spalle e gli dissi: " Cadetto, ma è impazzito?! -
The war is just beginning and you want to commit suicide?!
The war is just beginning and you want to commit suicide?!
La guerra per noi è appena iniziata e lei vuole suicidarsi?! -
There will still be chances for you to get shot five times!’
There will still be chances for you to get shot five times!’
Ne avrà delle occasioni per essere ucciso!"