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Inspirational stories
The Trust is delighted to welcome Laura Terrell onto the board. Here she explains her deep interest in Italy and the Trust, sparked by the stories told her by two uncles who were prisoners of war.
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Alma Scarpetta: Montegranaro, le Marche
My grandmother (born in 1938) often told me how her mother and father (my great-grandparents) helped a British soldier. It was the end of the war, around 1944 or 1945 (having been a child, she never remembered the exact date). She and her family (two sisters, two brothers, and herself) lived in the countryside and…
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Maya Mancini: Isernia, Molise
My maternal grandparents are originally from Fornelli, a medieval village in the province of Isernia. It was one of the few towns in Molise to be awarded the Bronze Medal of Civil Valour. Fornelli was located along the Barbara Line. Starting in mid-September,1943, the Germans began confiscating food supplies, livestock, and vehicles, training men to…
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Dennis Hill – Camp 59 Survivors
Dennis Hill created the Camp 59 Survivors website in 2008 to honor his father, Sergeant Armie Hill, who was captured during WWII. The site chronicles personal stories from both sides of the conflict, fostering connections with Italian researchers. The Trust plans to promote Dennis’s work via social media to share these important historical narratives.
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Partisan memorial
Italy is a land of many sad memorials recording the courage and sacrifice of Italians and other nationalities who fought and died in the struggle against NaziFascism during the Second World War, writes Anne Copley. The Trust’s attention has been brought to one such site in Pozza in southern Le Marche. It refers to the…