European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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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.
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So we decided to disturb them because this was an area quite dangerous for us.
So we decided to disturb them because this was an area quite dangerous for us.
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We were supposed to change the shift every week but we stayed up there
We were supposed to change the shift every week but we stayed up there
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for more than three weeks and no-one came to take over our position.
for more than three weeks and no-one came to take over our position.
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We were living in the woods there, with no safe place to go.
We were living in the woods there, with no safe place to go.
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The patrol was constantly on alert because the Germans wouldn't let us in peace there.
The patrol was constantly on alert because the Germans wouldn't let us in peace there.
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So we complained to our commander, asking to have a change
So we complained to our commander, asking to have a change
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because we were all beginning to get sick.
because we were all beginning to get sick.