European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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I just wasn’t able to go to one of my comrades and ask him for a change.
I just wasn’t able to go to one of my comrades and ask him for a change.
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It was my turn and I had to do it.
It was my turn and I had to do it.
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So I was sentenced to do one day of "stake".
So I was sentenced to do one day of "stake".
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They cleaned a plant where we were staying
They cleaned a plant where we were staying
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because even there we had to be very careful, make no noise,
because even there we had to be very careful, make no noise,
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because we could see the street but they could also hear someone speaking there.
because we could see the street but they could also hear someone speaking there.
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Well, i passed all day tied to the stake
Well, i passed all day tied to the stake
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and at night everybody was making fun of me.
and at night everybody was making fun of me.
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Everybody was laughing because falling asleep in such a dangerous place was really something ...
Everybody was laughing because falling asleep in such a dangerous place was really something ...
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I remembered this episode well and the next times
I remembered this episode well and the next times
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when we had to decide what to do I didn't accept to do it
when we had to decide what to do I didn't accept to do it
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when I didn't feel comfortable with, I didn't want to make a fool of myself once more.
when I didn't feel comfortable with, I didn't want to make a fool of myself once more.
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Because when you were on sentinel or on patrol
Because when you were on sentinel or on patrol
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you were supposed to do what had to be done
you were supposed to do what had to be done
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and guarantee safety to the detachment.
and guarantee safety to the detachment.
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Crossing the river Enza
Crossing the river Enza
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Two days before crossing the Enza river
Two days before crossing the Enza river
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the commander of the battalion, called "Cicci", came to us and said:
the commander of the battalion, called "Cicci", came to us and said:
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"Guys, we thought it was the usual action of the Germans and the Fascists
"Guys, we thought it was the usual action of the Germans and the Fascists
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but this time it's a roundup, a sweep on a large scale
but this time it's a roundup, a sweep on a large scale