"The lost platoon: the forgotten story of fifteen Italian-" Topic
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Tango01 | 24 Nov 2020 3:58 p.m. PST |
…american heroes in the World War 2 "March 26, 1944. A Sunday in Lent. The sun is setting down on the thin line of the horizon dividing the dark sea from the silver blue sky. There is a small piazza in the town of Ameglia and under the tower of the castle, ablaze with the rays of the setting sun, a handful of kids is kicking a ball, their favorite weekend pastime. And as usual, off-duty German soldiers based in the nearby Villa Angelo stroll by in dribs and drabs, and play a ball game with the kids. Athletic vigorvs clever dynamism. The Italian children win the match. The young Nazis, as if making up for the loss, start explaining, through gestures, that they had defeated fifteen Italian-American soldiers that morning. "Kaputt", they boast, miming the shooting gesture and pointing to the woods of Punta Bianca, between the town and the other sea side. The kids understand that they weren't talking about a soccer match. One boy runs to the parish priest and tells him what he heard. The priest reaches out to the American [how about explaining: the American unit based there, or something]and gives them the bits and pieces of information. A network of contacts and relations was in operation, spun by common people fighting their war against Nazi-fascism alongside the Partisans. There are several priests in the network. Such as the one in Ameglia and don Nilo Greco, the vice-parish priest of nearby Sarzana who eventually was arrested and deported…" Main page link
Amicalement Armand
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Legion 4 | 24 Nov 2020 4:23 p.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 25 Nov 2020 12:58 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my good friend! (smile) Amicalement Armand |
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