Lyrics taken from the book "Conti Menotti," published in 1979 by ANPI Terni
A STRONG COHERENT
Bruno Zenoni
the age of 18 years, Menotti Conti, worker all'elettrochimico Papigno (TR), together with his brother Ricciardo and eight other young people and a group of Marmore Papigno, collected the weapons that the Italian army, abandoned by his commanders, the Government and the King, the 'September 8, 1943 had thrown, he climbed the mountain to fight the Nazi war-torn Europe after that and our country, were militarily occupying.
ImportantTelephones Menotti takes part in armed attacks launched by the Nazi partisan of BGT. Gramscl Antonio Garibaldi, was present at the memorable battle of Poggio Bustone Leonessa the release of 16 March 1944, the liberation of Terni June 13, 1944.
Like all partisans resumed work at the factory and is active in the union and the social and political life of the factory and township. But the partisans of Gramsci did not give peace of Italy as the north is still under the Nazi-Fascist occupation in October and when Scoccimarro, then Minister for the occupied land, in a speech to the workers of the steelworks Themes partisans and urges young people to participate in the rebuilding of the Italian army to assist in the expulsion of the fascists, three hundred young people of Terni respond to 'call and February 2, 1945 start at Piazza Solferino on military trucks to get to Ravenna "Cremona Combat Group ". The
4 are in Porto Corsini, after ten days Pineta of Ravenna, where he died Anita Garibaldi, and then in the trenches on the banks of the river Rhine in St. Alberto, the Germans were in the bank at only 50 meters.
Menotti, like the other volunteers is a brave and disciplined soldier, always ready to offer shares in patrol and other dangerous tasks.
command of 21 Regiment the "Cremona Combat Group" decided to storm the important position of German Chiavica Pawn located at the mouth of the river Rhine in the valley of Comacchio.
On March 3 the objective is achieved by the 3 'Company of Capt. Luigi Giorgi who alone is able to do 19 prisoners. The day after the 9 'Company, commanded by Captain Paglia and Mazzoni and Lt. Martinez by the switch to the 3' Company, with the task of continuing the advance.
launch an attack just outside the station, Menotti was wounded in the shoulder by a bullet grazed, but continues with the others, the attack against our enemy pushes into a minefield, where a splinter in Menotti a clean break with the leg left.
Menotti is young and want to live, and has the strength to make strings of his shirt and tie a few inches of the stump of his leg, then screams with all his might: Help! save me comrades.
The heroic Captain George Louis, who has so much respect for volunteers, on all fours, beating the ground with the bottom of a chair to detonate the mines in front of him, unable to reach it and drag it out of the minefield. In
quall'azione injured also Terni Armando ditches, which together with the officers leading the action, and therefore give the bronze medal for military valor, Guido Ampollini, chicory Onofrio, Roman reinforcements, both Marchettini lost a foot and 10 other soldiers, 9 'company were part of 50% of volunteers, many of whom Piediluco Terni, Marmora, Papigno. For
Menotti began the Calvary Hospital, Rimini, Bari, Bologna, etc.. Return to
Marmore the young Menotti, devoid of the left leg, moved the entire population that already in the struggle of resistance against the Nazi had lost seventy-five young worker Peter and Domenico Montesi Faggetti. The
Marmoresi in a race of affection and admiration rallied around the young amputee, considered a hero by the news that they were hit with an iron will Menotti had wanted and managed to save his young life.
The affection of people for months that never leaves him alone, the esteem of his peers helped to restore his faith in life and make him feel more useful to the social struggle for the emancipation of young Menotti wash for which he had fought and given a part of his life, aware of the necessity of the emancipation of the proletariat.
Menotti returned to the factory contributed to the labor struggles and political repression in the period scelbiane, was among the first to be fired, he was elected to the Committee of the Communist Section Marmore which shortly thereafter became the secretary, then elected with honors advisor Municipal
For complete dedication to the people Marmore, always ready to defend the collective interests and individual, soon became a real Menotti secretary of the people, peers and the younger the adjuvants in political and social, respected him, admired him, following him everywhere.
At that time there was a Marmore un'avanzala politics and culture that allowed him to consolidate more and more positions of the two workers 'parties
When in' August 1959 Menotti's life was cut short by a lightning and disease, the population unanimously wept as her son better.
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March 3, 1945 THE NIGHT OF A PAWN Chiavica
(Remember a Lieutenant of the "Cremona Combat Group")
The day before Captain Luigi Giorgi, commander of the 3 'Company of the 21' Infantry Regiment "Cremona" instructed to make a demonstration along the bank of the river Rhine, had allegedly made a company memorable. After stopping his unit to avoid loss, alone had launched against the stronghold of Chiavica Pedone and had forced 19 Germans to surrender by making them prisoners.
unexpected and unintended results of the controls had led the Italians to exploit the situation groped
The 9 'Company was awarded a contract to take over the 3' that had finished its task. So finally touched us, the lengthy process of almost two months spent in an exhausting struggle and position of patrol was about to end. Especially
euforicl were the "Volunteers", the vast majority of Terni, who had reinforced and imprinted enthusiasm and vitality to the reduced forces of the "battle group Cremona." It was time long-awaited 's attack.
unfortunately things did not go well. The Germans had made to flow in the fresh departments and aggressive in order to plug the hole that had opened in their deployment. Started by Chiavica
advanced towards the house of Walker 'Olmo, which is our goal, was unleashed against us the fire of the artillery and the enemy machine guns, can not continue if it was not at the cost of serious losses. Despite that - via radio - to come from the Operational Command makes minds to advance, I gave the order to return to the starting point and help the wounded.
It was getting dark, but the German reaction is consumed. It was necessary to hold the position of resisting the enemy counterattacks. Particularly insistent that the artillery methodically, at short intervals hurled grenades against our positions of luck: a real shooting.
last night passed and dawn when the Germans - as is their custom - had ceased fire, we were able to come out COSL and we came to know that a few dozen meters away, there had been a generous and touching episode, an infantryman protagonists of Terni and the usual volunteer Captain Giorgi.
These, while not directly involved in the action, had remained in the immediate vicinity of our outpost. He had then heard that cries for help came from a minefield where someone had to be done in an attempt to leave the area more stop enemy artillery.
In the middle of the night, crawling on the ground and being in front of shield with the bottom of a chair he had managed to reach the poor soldier, who had lost a leg but the pain stoically resisted. eveva and rescued her to die without bleeding.
I want to remember that for this action and for the previous Captain Giorgi deserved the gold medal on the field, which was delivered personally by Marshal Alexander in Ravenna.
I also remember that the wounded soldier was Menotti Accounts of 9 'Company, the partisan now Terni Marmore and are preparing to honor worthy.
A few meters away from where he was wounded Menotti, after he was found, mangled by landmines, the body of another soldier, Sardinian Louis Marsi / l and returned to the department a few days ago, after a long convalescence knowledge spent on his island.
No one had noticed him in the dark of night and its fate had been carried out but neither generous nor his companion wounded rescuer even know of its presence.
... One night, an episode of the many men with three players, a partisan of Terni, an infantryman from Sardinia, an officer of Carrara, three Italians who were found a day together and had fought together to repel the oppression and to uphold the ideal of freedom, the emblem of Italy who wanted to rise again!
How far it seems to me that day!
Lt. UGO Malzone
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