Description
Aldo Magnaghi (b. 1927) remembers the bombings of Milan and explains how his house was not directly hit but rather heavily damaged by blast waves. He describes phosphorus loaded incendiaries, their effects on wooden structures, and how civilians easily put them out by using sand. He emphasises how 70% of all the houses in Milan were damaged and remembers how his neighbourhood was surrounded by countryside at that time. He mentions the August 1943 bombings of Lambrate and Greco marshalling yards and alludes to the bombing of the primary school at Gorla, the latter resulting in a heavy death toll.
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