European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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because there really wasn’t any organization yet.
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They were they first ones.
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They had already fought in the area of Modena and Reggio.
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They had already disarmed a few garrisons, but they didn’t have spare clothes or supplies.
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They were carrying everything they had on their shoulders.
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No uniforms.
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As an example, I was wearing civilian clothes when I left for the mountains.
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I had on this black coat my sister had made for me.
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Later I left it in Cerrè Sologno, because it was snowing; you could be spotted from miles away.
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We used battle names and nothing else.
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The real names were collected and then taken to Carpineti,
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where one of our comrades kept them hidden.
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He had all the names of our brigade, and later also of the 26th brigade lead by Luigi.
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He and his wife had been ordered not to expose themselves too much.
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For example, I was known as Toni, but he had my full name, my address.
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If the Germans took control of this, it would have been a disaster.
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They had found a cave with many hollows. We hid our names there. Nobody found them.
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“What battle name would you like?” - “Any name is alright for me” - “Is Toni ok?” - “Yes, Toni is good”.
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Many comrades opted for battle names like Lupo (wolf),
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Polvere (dust), others used their girlfriends’ names.
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