European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Regardless of all the battles I fought, before the Liberation as well as afterwards,
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with my biggest battle starting after the war, if I’m still here it’s because I believe that victories are not everlasting.
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Things can always be changed.
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The younger generations have been lucky that we haven't had any other wars in Italy in the last sixty years.
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We’ve taken part in some, but we weren’t directly involved.
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I believe that this was also due to some of the actions that I got involved in,
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together with all the others and all the women who share the same feelings I have faith in.
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The end of wars brings little joy
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That night at home we started to count out those who were coming back.
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As soon as we saw soldiers returning from the front, I went to the train station in Reggio.
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I was hoping I would see my brother make it home too,
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but I never saw him again.
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Of my six brothers, our numerous family,
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that had been awarded by the Duce,
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three died, one was a victim of political persecution and one hostage.
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We didn’t really have too much to be happy about, in spite of the Liberation.
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The days of Liberation
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On the 23rd we noticed a heavy fog over our heads.
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Everything seemed quiet, muffled. Then the German tanks began to withdraw.
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An army on the run is one of the saddest sights one can witness.
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