The Germans pretended to surrender, they came out with their hands up, but they had revolvers hidden in their sleeves.
Joining the partisans
"In 1943 I was sixteen years old. I studied a technical school in Crevalcore (Bologna district). Me and my friends joined the anti-Fascist resistance. The partisan groups around Bologna were active in San Giovanni and Crevalcore, around Modena it was Ravarino and Nonantola. We acted as intermediaries between the various groups. It helped them coordinate and avoid possible damages. I also repaired and delivered weapons to the groups. The Americans bombed the station in Crevalcore, there were German weapons in the wagons. With my brother-in-law we loaded up a cart with sub-machine guns and rifles. We handed them on to the groups that needed them the most. It was risky to carry weapons, but we managed. When there was no other way, we wrapped the weapon in reeds and tied it to the handlebars."
- born 15th September 1927 in the village of Ravarino, Italy
- partisan resistance against the German army
- took part in the fighting at Modena
- 1951, emigrated to Czechoslovakia
- employed in forestry, agriculture and the industry
- accepted Czechoslovak citizenship in Cheb, married
- now lives in Slaný