Place:

Monteflavio

Province:

Roma

Region:

Lazio

Assistance provided:

Hid escapees in the mountains

Start date:

08 September 1943

End date:

25 September 1943

Description:

Shepherd. He knew the local mountains well and searched for shelters for the prisoners. On 25 September, he was arrested but refused to reveal where the Allied soldiers were hiding. He was executed by firing squad. The Nazi-Fascists threatened reprisals against his son Pietro, a soldier. The intervention of the village priest prevented the young man from being executed as well.

Bibliography:

B.G. Lett, Italy’s Outstanding courage. The Story of a Secret Civilian Army in World War Two, Independently published , 2020.

Archival sources:

NARA, Records of Allied Operational and Occupation Headquarters, World War II Claim, Series (RG. 331): Approved Death Claims Claim "File 591D"