European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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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
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that goes from Ciano to Casina, to Castelnovo Monti, all the way up to Vetto.
that goes from Ciano to Casina, to Castelnovo Monti, all the way up to Vetto.
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The whole area is being closed up and they're trying to get us by encircling us".
The whole area is being closed up and they're trying to get us by encircling us".
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So it was decided to protect all the partisans in the Vetto-Rosano area
So it was decided to protect all the partisans in the Vetto-Rosano area
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and to bring us down to the Enza river so at night we crossed the river.
and to bring us down to the Enza river so at night we crossed the river.
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At night the commander told us:
At night the commander told us:
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"Now we have to set up a really safe guard because the Germans are everywhere.
"Now we have to set up a really safe guard because the Germans are everywhere.
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You can see them, so keep your eyes open and be careful
You can see them, so keep your eyes open and be careful
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because if we happen to do something
because if we happen to do something
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or to kill a German they're going to burn down the entire village".
or to kill a German they're going to burn down the entire village".