#FascistCrimes — Fr. Eligio Bortolotti was murdered by the Nazis #Otd in 1944 in Baroncoli (Florence).
The priest had been summoned the day before at the German command, where he was held, under suspicion of helping the partisans.
His body was dumped in a mass grave.
#FascistCrimes — Italian freedom fighter and historian Vittorio Barbieri was murdered by the Nazis #Otd in 1944.
Captured during a daring reconnaissance mission, Vittorio was vainly tortured for days and finally shot on August 7, 1944, near Compiobbi (Florence).
#FascistCrimes — Italian freedom fighter Luigi Capriolo was murdered by the Nazis #Otd in 1944.
A lifelong #antifascist, he was jailed by Mussolini's regime in 1927 & 1934.
He was inspector of the 6th #GaribaldiDivision when he was captured by the SS, tortured at length & hanged.
#FascistCrimes - Partisan Ferruccio Nazionale is summarily executed in Ivrea (Turin) by members of the fascist Decima MAS militia after being tortured.
The photo of the factory worker and Garibaldi Brigade freedom fighter hanging with a notice on his body became famous.
#FascistCrimes — Italian freedom fighter Antonio Ghini was murdered by the Nazi-Fascists #Otd in 1944 in Treviso.
A former Royal Navy soldier, he joined the Resistance after the September 1943 armistice with the Allies.
He was captured by the enemy & executed aged 21.
#FascistCrimes — Italian freedom fighter Giovanni Cervi (40) was murdered by the Nazi-Fascists #Otd in 1943 in Milano.
Among the organisers of the March 1943 anti-Fascist strikes, he was arrested by the #SS in November & shot with other 7 patriots in the city's arena.
#19dicembre
#FascistCrimes — The Massacre of Turin began #Otd 100 years ago.
Fascist mobs attacked antifascist activists and trade unionists over three days, starting #OnThisDay, December 18, 1922. killing 11 and injuring dozens.
#FascistCrimes — Italian trade union leader Pietro Ferrero was murdered by the Fascists #Otd 100 years ago, on December 18, 1922.
The secretary of the metalworkers' union (FIOM) in Turin, he was kidnapped by the "squadristi", tied to a lorry and dragged around the city. He could be identified only by the union card in his pocket.
#18dicembre
