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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.
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At the end of September it started to get foggy up there
At the end of September it started to get foggy up there
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and in October the snow began to fall,
and in October the snow began to fall,
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so sleeping in the woods and patrol all day was not nice at all.
so sleeping in the woods and patrol all day was not nice at all.
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After our complaint the Piccinini group came to relieve us, it was led by commander "Gek".
After our complaint the Piccinini group came to relieve us, it was led by commander "Gek".
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I had the flu and was ordered to go to my group,
I had the flu and was ordered to go to my group,
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but I had lost my track.
but I had lost my track.
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They were supposed to be next to Legoreccio, a quiet and safe area,
They were supposed to be next to Legoreccio, a quiet and safe area,
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they went there to have a rest.
they went there to have a rest.
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When I and another colleague arrived there they had left to Parma.
When I and another colleague arrived there they had left to Parma.