European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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On the 23rd we noticed a heavy fog over our heads.
On the 23rd we noticed a heavy fog over our heads.
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Everything seemed quiet, muffled. Then the German tanks began to withdraw.
Everything seemed quiet, muffled. Then the German tanks began to withdraw.
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An army on the run is one of the saddest sights one can witness.
An army on the run is one of the saddest sights one can witness.
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There was a whole line of trucks that had been seized in Yugoslavia.
There was a whole line of trucks that had been seized in Yugoslavia.
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They were all full of wounded soldiers. It was terrible.
They were all full of wounded soldiers. It was terrible.
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The Germans were heading for the Po River,
The Germans were heading for the Po River,
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but there were a few groups of partisans in the lowlands, the SAPs, trying to disarm them.
but there were a few groups of partisans in the lowlands, the SAPs, trying to disarm them.
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However, the Germans didn’t give up until the very end.
However, the Germans didn’t give up until the very end.
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We were told to keep calm.
We were told to keep calm.
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Nobody knew what the situation was.
Nobody knew what the situation was.
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I was at home when I heard a horse coming at full speed.
I was at home when I heard a horse coming at full speed.
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The reins were loose, because he had probably taken the horse from a cart.
The reins were loose, because he had probably taken the horse from a cart.
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I ran outside and it was a German soldier. He was really young.
I ran outside and it was a German soldier. He was really young.
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Hitler had enlisted even those who were 15 or 16 years old.
Hitler had enlisted even those who were 15 or 16 years old.
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As he saw me, he started to shout that the Americans were coming.
As he saw me, he started to shout that the Americans were coming.
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He wanted me to take cover, because he didn’t know I was a partisan.
He wanted me to take cover, because he didn’t know I was a partisan.
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At that moment we were only a young boy and a young girl who wanted the war to come to an end.
At that moment we were only a young boy and a young girl who wanted the war to come to an end.
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He was about to try to make it home, while I was waiting for my country to be free again.
He was about to try to make it home, while I was waiting for my country to be free again.
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At that moment I didn’t feel like I could hate neither the Germans nor that young soldier.
At that moment I didn’t feel like I could hate neither the Germans nor that young soldier.
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Maybe he could have harmed me before, but at that point all I wanted was the war to be over and things to change.
Maybe he could have harmed me before, but at that point all I wanted was the war to be over and things to change.