European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Bruna was the "staffetta" from Cavriago,
Bruna was the "staffetta" from Cavriago,
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a few days later they caught her and tortured her, they did all sort of thing to her ...
a few days later they caught her and tortured her, they did all sort of thing to her ...
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So they offered to hide me in the barn.
So they offered to hide me in the barn.
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They gave me some dry clothes and brought me to the hiding place.
They gave me some dry clothes and brought me to the hiding place.
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To that time the hiding places were in the middle of the fields.
To that time the hiding places were in the middle of the fields.
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And then they went to Cavriago to call Bruna.
And then they went to Cavriago to call Bruna.
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As I saw her I was so glad, she told me that by nine they would come and pick me up.
As I saw her I was so glad, she told me that by nine they would come and pick me up.
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So they did, I met them on the street
So they did, I met them on the street
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and we went to Gombio where my company was stationed.
and we went to Gombio where my company was stationed.
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I had a girlfriend there and I went to the barn
I had a girlfriend there and I went to the barn
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because I knew that when she was coming down she was going there.
because I knew that when she was coming down she was going there.
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When she saw me she said: "Volpe! Volpe!" and we hugged and she told me
When she saw me she said: "Volpe! Volpe!" and we hugged and she told me
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"There were rumours that they'd caught you, that they'd killed you ..."
"There were rumours that they'd caught you, that they'd killed you ..."
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but everything went fine and we're here.
but everything went fine and we're here.
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The Legoreccio massacre
The Legoreccio massacre
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So we went up to the Cerreto pass
So we went up to the Cerreto pass
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to block the street because the traffic was becoming intense there
to block the street because the traffic was becoming intense there
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and the Germans were starting to annoy us.
and the Germans were starting to annoy us.
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From Aulla all the way up to Castelnovo Monti
From Aulla all the way up to Castelnovo Monti
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a lot of Germans were passing through with tanks and cars.
a lot of Germans were passing through with tanks and cars.