European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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It was my initiative because I thought that the partisans were fighting for a right cause.
It was my initiative because I thought that the partisans were fighting for a right cause.
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Liberation
Liberation
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April was a boring month.
April was a boring month.
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Every evening we went to hear Radio London
Every evening we went to hear Radio London
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but all we could say was
but all we could say was
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that we were still patrolling
that we were still patrolling
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because we were not ready yet for the big push forward.
because we were not ready yet for the big push forward.
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When the comander of the battalion came home he told us:
When the comander of the battalion came home he told us:
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"Guys, get prepared because tomorrow we're leaving!"
"Guys, get prepared because tomorrow we're leaving!"
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"What? What does this mean? Where are we going?"
"What? What does this mean? Where are we going?"
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"Tomorrow morning we're going down, to Reggio".
"Tomorrow morning we're going down, to Reggio".
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"Oh, come on!"
"Oh, come on!"
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"Yes, by now everyone is moving.
"Yes, by now everyone is moving.
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Tomorrow morning the whole battalion and our brigade has to move down to Ciano".
Tomorrow morning the whole battalion and our brigade has to move down to Ciano".
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I couldn't sleep that night,
I couldn't sleep that night,
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the perspective of going down was such an emotional thing that ...
the perspective of going down was such an emotional thing that ...
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We reached Ciano
We reached Ciano
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very slowly
very slowly
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because we knew that there were the anti-rebels squad
because we knew that there were the anti-rebels squad
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looking for us, ready to shoot at us from every window.
looking for us, ready to shoot at us from every window.