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The patrol was constantly on alert because the Germans wouldn't let us in peace there.
The patrol was constantly on alert because the Germans wouldn't let us in peace there.
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So we complained to our commander, asking to have a change
So we complained to our commander, asking to have a change
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because we were all beginning to get sick.
because we were all beginning to get sick.
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At the end of September it started to get foggy up there
At the end of September it started to get foggy up there
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and in October the snow began to fall,
and in October the snow began to fall,
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so sleeping in the woods and patrol all day was not nice at all.
so sleeping in the woods and patrol all day was not nice at all.
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After our complaint the Piccinini group came to relieve us, it was led by commander "Gek".
After our complaint the Piccinini group came to relieve us, it was led by commander "Gek".
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I had the flu and was ordered to go to my group,
I had the flu and was ordered to go to my group,
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but I had lost my track.
but I had lost my track.
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They were supposed to be next to Legoreccio, a quiet and safe area,
They were supposed to be next to Legoreccio, a quiet and safe area,
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they went there to have a rest.
they went there to have a rest.
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When I and another colleague arrived there they had left to Parma.
When I and another colleague arrived there they had left to Parma.
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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