European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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In 1941 we received a telegram informing us that my brother Mario had died. He had been sent to Greece.
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Another brother went to Ukraine directly from Albania.
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Another one was also recalled for military service and went to Mentone,
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in France, as Italy wanted to regain the area.
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The brother who was a victim of political persecution had not been recalled and was at home,
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along with the youngest one, who was not of age yet, the kids and the women.
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We had 20 acres of land to farm.
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As women we began to consider ourselves the head of the family, although the law didn’t accept it.
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We had to find a way to farm the land.
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Many women, even among our neighbours, had gone to work in the factories,
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taking advantage of the wartime industry. You have to imagine that men were at war
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while women were left at home to look after the children and take care of the family.
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We were very happy and felt like being born again.
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With two of my friends, those in the picture, we took an old flag. I don’t know where we found it, but we left on our bicycles.
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I was in the middle while they were on the sides, and we set off a parade in the country roads.
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Everybody was in the streets, so the parade grew more and more.
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From Castellazzo to Reggio it is seven or eight km.
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A whole group of youths – since the older ones were at war – rode their bicycles all the way to the city.
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Mussolini’s writings were everywhere:
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“Credere, obbedire, combattere” (Believe, obey, fight);
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