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Providing education opportunities to young Brits and Italians in recognition of the courage and sacrifice of the Italian country people who rescued thousands of escaping Allied PoWs after the Armistice in 1943.
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The Allied Screening Commission Index Cards
Author Janet Kinrade Dethick hails the achievement in making the files of the Allied Screening Commission Index (ASC) accessible. Although digitisation is in its early stages already the first files are uncovering fascinating stories about Italian helpers
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Professor Tregay’s surprise at the Luncheon
Sonia Ashmore, the daughter of author and former PoW Eric Newby, received a surprise gift at MSMT’s annual luncheon that she found extremely moving.
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Monte San Martino Trust Luncheon 2023
Supporters of the Monte San Martino Trust gathered at the RAF Club in London’s Piccadilly on 22nd November 2023 to hear chairman Sir Nick Young spell out ambitious plans for MSMT’s future. RAF Club, Piccadilly By John Simkins
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80th Anniversary at Servigliano
In September 2023, the 80th anniversary of the Italian Armistice was commemorated in Servigliano with events honoring the bravery of Allied servicemen and Italian civilians during WW2. The four-day celebration, organized by the MSMT and ELMS, included tours, talks, and ceremonies, culminating in a farewell dinner to honor the enduring bonds formed.
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Escape from Fontanellato
Professor Robert Tregay’s introductory words to article regarding Eric Newby and Love and War in the Apennines. January 2023 Recovering from an operation six years ago, I was given Eric Newby’s book, Love and War in the Apennines, to read. “It’s my favourite novel,” my friend said, and it became for me the book which…
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Parri presentation
Research into the history of prisoner of war camps in Italy during the second world war took a huge step forward on 19th November 2022 with the presentation of a new website created by Istituto Nazionale Ferrucio Parri, with support from the Monte San Martino Trust (MSMT). Entitled Alleati in Italia (Allies in Italy) the…
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A People’s Courage
The Monte San Martino Trust has published a translation into English of first-hand accounts by Italian contadini who hid escaped Allied prisoners of war in the central eastern region of Le Marche. The English title is A People’s Courage, Civil resistance in German-occupied Italy. It is available from Amazon in Softback and also Amazon to…
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An overdue celebration
The MSMT members showed strong support for the overdue lunch in London, with 90 attendees, including 20 first-timers. The event highlighted the Trust’s activities during the pandemic, such as successful Zoominars and digitization of PoW memoirs. The focus is now on collecting Italian memoirs. Anne Copley presented research on non-officer PoWs.
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Wreath at massacre village
A Remembrance wreath was laid on November 11 2021 in Collelungo, in the province of Caserta, to honour villagers who paid with their lives for giving refuge to an escaped Allied prisoner of war. The wreath was laid on behalf of the Monte San Martino Trust by Col. Sebastian Pollington, who lives in Naples and…
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Italian book on PoW camps
The book “Prigionieri in Italia” curated by historian Marco Minardi provides new insights into the Allied presence in Italy during WWII, focusing on PoW camps. The volume, featuring leading Italian experts, covers various aspects, from organization and infringements of the Geneva Convention to the help given by local farmers. It sheds light on lesser-known camps,…
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The Trust partners with schools in Sulmona, Castel di Sangro, L’Aquila, Parma, Fontanellato, and Macerata, Fermo, and Amandola in the Marche. Students from areas like Rome may learn about the Trust through word-of-mouth or the website.
Giulia Mattioli
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Meet Nermina
“I must say that it was one of the most amazing experiences in my entire life. It largely enriched me, not only from a cultural point of view thanks to the excellent lessons of the English course, but also for many other aspects, starting with meeting a fabulous host family that made me feel home since the first day, cultivating new friendships with people from all around the world (now I have a friend from Mexico, isn’t it crazy?) and visiting a lot of interesting places…
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The memoirs of Allied servicemen on the run in wartime Italy, accounts of the brave Italians who hid them, and information about the PoW camps are all to be found in the Trust’s invaluable archive.
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