European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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We arrived in the morning, walking slowly, and there was no one.
We arrived in the morning, walking slowly, and there was no one.
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So we set up another temporary post,
So we set up another temporary post,
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and all of a sudden from behind the trees the Germans started to come out,
and all of a sudden from behind the trees the Germans started to come out,
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with their hands up. It was close to the school, i remember well.
with their hands up. It was close to the school, i remember well.
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There was a German behind every tree.
There was a German behind every tree.
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They were probably hiding there since the evening before,
They were probably hiding there since the evening before,
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when all of the others had escaped.
when all of the others had escaped.
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Behind every tree was a German.
Behind every tree was a German.
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So we gathered them, hands up and put them into the schools.
So we gathered them, hands up and put them into the schools.
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"Falco" told me there was an order to go to Parma
"Falco" told me there was an order to go to Parma
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but I and others told him: "I'm not going to Parma,
but I and others told him: "I'm not going to Parma,
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I'm going to defend Reggio Emilia, not Parma!"
I'm going to defend Reggio Emilia, not Parma!"
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I hated the partisans of Parma
I hated the partisans of Parma
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because they had shot at us when we crossed the river on October 6th,
because they had shot at us when we crossed the river on October 6th,
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we have never been brothers with the partisans of Parma.
we have never been brothers with the partisans of Parma.
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But there was nothing to do, we had to go to Parma: self-discipline.
But there was nothing to do, we had to go to Parma: self-discipline.
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The order was to be respected.
The order was to be respected.
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We left Quattro Castella passed Monticelli and arrived finally at Parma.
We left Quattro Castella passed Monticelli and arrived finally at Parma.
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We walked in line, slowly, looking at the beautiful landscape.
We walked in line, slowly, looking at the beautiful landscape.
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We didn't fire one single shot.
We didn't fire one single shot.