European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Since we coudln't find our detachment we decided to look for the nearest detachment,
Since we coudln't find our detachment we decided to look for the nearest detachment,
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called the "Anti-fascist".
called the "Anti-fascist".
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So we stayed with them until our detachment, the "Cervi", came back,
So we stayed with them until our detachment, the "Cervi", came back,
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and then we would have talked about it.
and then we would have talked about it.
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It was a nice group, I made some friends there,
It was a nice group, I made some friends there,
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we were all getting along very well.
we were all getting along very well.
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When our Cervi detachment came back I told Pancio,
When our Cervi detachment came back I told Pancio,
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who by that time had adopted this nickname, that I would like to stay in the "Anti-Fascist" detachment
who by that time had adopted this nickname, that I would like to stay in the "Anti-Fascist" detachment
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because we were doing fine there.
because we were doing fine there.
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We were starving in the other detachment but here they had food.
We were starving in the other detachment but here they had food.
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And it was a richer area, there were peasants whereas there only woods and nothing else existed.
And it was a richer area, there were peasants whereas there only woods and nothing else existed.
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And he said: "No, I'm fine in my group, we'll talk about it".
And he said: "No, I'm fine in my group, we'll talk about it".
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But we didn't talk anymore
But we didn't talk anymore
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and then the massacre of the Cervi detachment happened, they were all killed.
and then the massacre of the Cervi detachment happened, they were all killed.
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They got surrounded and surrendered but were all killed.
They got surrounded and surrendered but were all killed.
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We were very disappointed by then.
We were very disappointed by then.
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Our spirits were really low and we had only negative perspectives.
Our spirits were really low and we had only negative perspectives.
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When the commemoration here will be held on the 17th, or on the 21st
When the commemoration here will be held on the 17th, or on the 21st
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because it's always being celebrated on Sundays,
because it's always being celebrated on Sundays,
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I will go and take a look at the Cervi detachment.
I will go and take a look at the Cervi detachment.