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Pietro Cosma (b. 1927) remembers the bombings of Milan and recollects two wartime incidents: the execution of a man in front of his home and Benito Mussolini’s corpse on public display in Piazzale Loreto. He describes wartime hardships: losses; food…

Santina Colombo describes her early life in a family of farmers and says that her father was a fervent socialist. She recalls the start of war being announced on the radio and gives a detailed account of civilian life in wartime Milan: scarce food;…

Fausta Maggioni recalls memories of her wartime life in Milan. She describes a sizeable shelter reinforced with wooden props; a little bag with the few valuables she had always to bring along; as well as the many duties of her father, as warden, who…