— Italian freedom fighter Enelio Vanzini was killed in battle with the Nazi-Fascists in 1944 in Castel Maggiore, near Bologna.

A carpenter & partisan of the GAP [urban guerilla] cell (7th ,) he was killed on August 2, 1944.

He was 21.

#FascistCrimes #Otd #GaribaldiBrigade #2agosto

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— A daring jailbreak that fooled the Nazis and was reported by Radio London and Moscow took place in 1945 in Udine, Italy.

Dozens of partisans were freed by a GAP [commando] known as the "Red Devils" led by Gelindo Citossi.

#7febbraio #GaribaldiBrigade #OnThisDay #Otd #Resistance

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— Italian firefighter & partisan Cesare Giudice was executed by the Fascists in 1944 in Turin.

A partisan since the start of the Resistance, he was captured after moving back to the city to join a SAP(logistical support).

He was 19.

#4gennaio #GaribaldiBrigade #Otd #FascistCrimes

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— 19-year-old Italian freedom fighter Otello Spadoni was murdered by the Fascists in 1945 in Bologna.

A partisan in the 7th GAP (urban warfare cell), he was spotted by an informer, captured and shot by Hitler's Italian henchmen.

#3gennaio #GaribaldiBrigade #Otd #FascistCrimes

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— Italian freedom fighter Francesco Nucchi was killed in combat with the Nazis in 1944 in Hocevine (Yugoslavia.)

After the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943, this 40 year old Carabiniere quit the army & joined the to fight beside 's Yugoslav partisans.

#3gennaio #tito #GaribaldiBrigade #Otd #Resistance

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«I will not be in this world when you read this. Forgive me: I yearned for a world of happiness — I'm leaving you alone with 2 children.»

Italian freedom fighter Francesco Rigoldi (52nd ) was murdered by the Fascists , 1944, in Como.

#30dicembre #FascistCrimes #Otd #GaribaldiBrigade

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— Italian freedom fighter Marino Zagni was killed in combat against the Nazi-Fascists in 1944 near Turin.

A partisan with the 4th "Cuneo" (1st Div.n "Lanfranco"), he died in battle near Castelnuovo don Bosco aged 30, on December 26.

#26dicembre #GaribaldiBrigade #Otd #Resistance

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— Italian freedom fighter Renato Ferrari was murdered by the Nazi-Fascists in 1944 near Bologna.

A partisan of the 7th "GAP" (urban warfare unit), Renato was shot in Sabbiuno with his brother Mario & others.

He was 16.

#LestWeForget #24dicembre #GaribaldiBrigade #Otd #Resistance

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— Soviet partisan Aleksandr Nokorcemnj was killed in combat with the Nazis in 1944 in Italy.
A former Red Army pilot, he joined the 77th & took part in numerous armed actions before his death in the battle of Gonzaga, Dec. 20th 1944.

#20dicembre #GaribaldiBrigade #Otd #Resistance

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— Italian freedom fighter Giuseppe Veronesi was murdered by the Nazi-Fascists in 1944 near Bologna.
A partisan of the 1st "Irma Bandiera", he was captured by the enemy and shot in the back while in custody.
He was 24.

#LestWeForget #18dicembre #GaribaldiBrigade #Otd #Resistance

Last updated 2 years ago

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— 20-year-old Italian freedom fighter Irma Pedrielli was murdered by the Fascists in 1944 in Bologna.
A partisan in the 7th "GAP", Irma was captured by the Black Brigades, tortured for days, then shot with 2 of her comrades.

🐦🔗: twitter.com/ANPI_Scuola/status

#FascistCrimes #otd #GaribaldiBrigade #19settembre

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