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Odino, Giuseppe

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Description de l'interview extraite du site US Fortunoff / Biographie à venir

 

Giuseppe Odino was born in Italy in 1924. He recounts that his father fled to the United States immediately prior to his birth due to his anti-fascist activities; his return in 1928; living in Genoa; meetings of anti-fascists in their home; fascists burning his father's store; working in a factory to support his family; arrest for not reporting for weekly pre-military service; military draft; training in Genoa; German invasion; joining the Resistance; moving to Alessandria, then a mountain village; fighting Germans with the Resistance; being wounded and captured; interrogation in Voltaggio; execution of eight fellow prisoners; hospitalization; transfer to another prison; a German soldier allowing him to escape; returning, fearing reprisals against his fellow prisoners; deportation to Mauthausen in April 1944; slave labor in the quarry; transfer to Gusen; digging a tunnel at Sankt Georgen; an SS guard beating him; hospitalization; the doctor helping him remain longer to heal; slave labor in an airplane factory; sharing extra bread with fellow prisoners; sabotaging production; liberation by United States troops; working for the U.S. military; and repatriation in June. Mr. O. discusses the importance of hope and luck to his survival; persistent painful memories; not sharing his experiences; establishing a group for former Resistance members; and becoming a semi-professional cyclist.

(Copyright: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies - Yale)

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Code interview : YA/FA/195
Date interview : 07/12/2001
Lieu interview : Fondation Auschwitz Bruxelles
Durée interview : 3h30
Langue interview : Français
Interviewers : Jean-Marie De Becker et Giuseppe Balzano
Cameraman : Gregor Hinker
Consultation : Autorisée
Indexation thématique : non
Séquençage interview : non

Mots-clés du témoignage :
Gusen / Mauthausen | Gusen II / Mauthausen | Mauthausen | Novi Ligure (prison) | Résistant / Résistante

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