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- Collection: Istituto Storico della Resistenza e dell'età contemporanea di Pistoia
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Statement of Giuseppina Nesi about some Allied servicemen
Giuseppina Nesi claims she helped some Allied servicemen giving them food and clothes.
Statement of Goffredo Begliomini about some Allied servicemen
Goffredo Begliomini claims he helped, with his daughter Irene, some groups of allied prisoners of war, giving them food, and clothes. He hid them in the spring of 1944. Then, he showed them the way to Florence.
Statement of Guido Dolci about some Allied servicemen
Guido Dolci claims he helped some allied prisoners of war from September 1943 to September 1944, bringing them food and clothes in the woods.
Statement of Guido Giannarini about Earl W Fitzpatrick, and Willis J Scheldon
Guido Giannarini claims he helped two American servicemen: Earl W Fitzpatrick, from Louisiana, and Willis J Scheldon, from Dakota. He helped them from 8 October 1943 to 25 September 1944, giving them food, and clothes.
Statement of Guido Nardi about some Allied servicemen
Guido Nardi claims he helped ten allied prisoners of war during four months in 1943. he gave them food, shelter, and clothes. Then, when hiding in an isolate house, they where recaptured by fascist militiamen.
Statement of Guido Nesti about G F Restovich, E Danson, and J Hansall
Guido Nesti claims he helped for eight months three allied servicemen: G F Restovich (2658235, England), E Danson (4758132, England), and J Hansall (3327037, England). He gave them food, clothes and pocket money.
Copy of a statement of gratitude issued by Harold Alexander to Manlio Filippini
Field Marshall Harold Alexander thanks Manlio Filippini for the help given to allied soldiers.
Copy of the statement of gratitude from H R Alexander to Bruno Parenti
H R Alexander, Field Marshall Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre, thanks Bruno Parenti for the help given to Allied Soldiers.
Copy of the statement of gratitude from H R Alexander to Narciso Poli
Field Marshall H R Alexander thanks Narciso Poli for the help given to Allied Soldiers of the British Commonwealth of Nations.
Statement of Ida Bianchi about some Allied servicemen
Ida Bianchi claims she helped some allied prisoners of war, from mid-September 1943 to December 1943. Some of them were in Lavacchioni area.
Statement of Ida Breschi about some Allied servicemen
Ida Breschi claims she helped, from 8 September 1943 to 1 September 1944, some Allied servicemen. She gave them food and clothes. For her efforts, she received a certificate of thankfulness (number 83258-24666).
Statement of Ida Caracchi about some Allied servicemen
Ida Caracchi claims she helped ten Allied servicemen. She and her husband hid them in a house located in an isolated area in the village of Striglianella, near Pistoia, bringing food and clothes. Later, they were recaptured; on 4 August 1944 German…
Statement of Idelinzo Ferri about some Allied servicemen
Idelinzo Ferri claims he helped allied prisoners of war from September 1943 to January 1944. He gave them food and provided shelter in his house. One morning, while his wife was away, she was recaptured by fascist militiamen and German soldiers who…
Statement of Igino Vannini about John Hargreave
Igino Vannini claims he helped for two months English serviceman John Hargreave, giving him food and shelter.
Statement of Iole Bruni about some Allied servicemen
Iole Bruni claims she helped four English prisoners of war, from 15 October 1943 to 24 December 1943. When they were forced to run away to escape from German soldiers, some villagers took them to Monte Morello (Florence).
Statement of Irma Guastini about some Allied servicemen
Irma Guastini claims she helped some English prisoners of war, from September 1943 to 5 November 1943. She brought them food and clothes in the mountains where they hid.
Statement of Isolina Luconi about some Allied servicemen
Isolina Luconi claims she helped four English prisoners of war: David, George, John, and Richard. She brought them food at first in the Fornacione camp, and then in the woods.
Statement of Italia Ciatti about some Allied servicemen
Italia Ciatti claims she helped thirteen English prisoners of war, from 10 September 1943 to 20 December 1943, giving them food, shelter, clothes, medicines, and pocket money. On 20 December they were taken to Monte Morello (Florence), where a…
Certificate issued to Bruno Parenti
Cesare Andreini, on behalf of the Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale, declares that Bruno Parenti joined the Resistance serving in the Torbecchia squad. He acted as liaison officer and never collaborated with the German army.
Air alarms log 3 July 1944 to 5 September 1944
Covers a time frame of two months, with some additional notes about events in spring of 1945. In July, several bombings are logged, while in August they diminish to just three. Notes end on 5 September 1944, three days before the front reaches the…
Air alarms log 21 June 1944 to 03 July 1944
Covers a time frame of two weeks: alarms are reported nearly every day.
Air alarms log 22 February 1944 to 20 June 1944
Bombing and alarms are on the increase in March 1944, with alarms reported nearly every day in May and June. From mid-May bombings in the whole Pistoia province intensify.
Air alarms log 31 August 1943 - 21 February 1944
After 8 September 1943, early warnings continue for two days, but nothing is logged until 21 September. Only five bombings are noted, while early warnings decreasing considerably. In October bombings are again on the increase and Pistoia is bombed…
Air alarms log 10 June 1940 - 31 August 1943
The log covers three years, from 10 June 1940 to August 1943. Initial notes are about civil defence preparedness: posters with black-out instructions are issued, shelters are set up. The first alarm is logged on 22 June 1940, followed by only two…
Statement of Laurina Vannucci about some Allied servicemen
Laurina Vannucci claims she helped eight English prisoners of war of war hide in Felciana and Forcana near Montale (Pistoia). She brought them food and clothes and nursed them when they were ill.