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Ettore Collini's war crimes
Colonnello Mario Fontana urges Major Gordon Lett to add the name of Tenente Ettore Collini, serving in the Monte Rosa Brigade, to the list of Allied war criminals. He then describes the atrocities committed.
Letter from Mario Fontana to Gordon Lett
Collonnello Mario Fontana deplores the current crisis, thanks Major Gordon Lett for his financial support of civilians, and provides an overview of the military situation, focusing on Brugnato e Pontremoli.
Whereabouts of British paratroopers captured at Montebello
Comandante Luciano Scotti reports to Major Gordon Lett that seven British paratroopers captured at Montebello have been transferred from La Spezia to Genova.
Construction of the Casoni improvised landing strip
Comandante Luciano Scotti, in consultation with Major John Henderson, outlines the plan for the construction of an improvised landing strip at Casoni. Delivery schedule, manpower needed, tools, supplies and logistics are discussed. Recommends strict…
Issues slowing down the delivery pace of the Casoni improvised landing strip
Comandante Luciano Scotti acknowledges that the works are falling behind the schedule and orders countermeasures: civilian labourers are to be recruited individually, tools to be borrowed from whoever may have them, progress to be tracked and…
Issues delaying the delivery schedule of the Casoni improvised landing strip
Comandante Luciano Scotti states that works are underway at the Casoni improvised landing strip despite the lack of suitable tools. Claims that the Allied Mission haven't sent supplies.
Delivery schedule for the improvised landing strip at Casoni
Letter from Comandante Luciano Scotti to Comandante Bucchioni regarding the delivery of the Casoni improvised landing strip. Stresses that complaints regarding scarcity of supplies are wholly unjustified and the Allied Mission pays 100 Lire a day to…
Delivery schedule of the Casoni improvised landing strip
Comandante Luciano Scotti writes to Tenente Scaramuccia regarding the delivery of the Casoni improvised landing strip. The pace of delivery must be increased at any cost, with labourers working from 8am to 1pm on festival days.
Foreign partisans fighting with the Resistance in Liguria
Note to Major Gordon Lett regarding French, Yugoslav, Czechoslovak, Austrian, and French personnel who have deserted the German army and have joined the Resistance in Liguria.
Military assessment of the La Spezia area
Report from Colonel Mario Fontana to Major Gordon Lett stressing the need of a closer cooperation among different forces operating in the area. Discusses allocation of air drops.
Military assessment and request for aerial bombing
Report from Colonnello Mario Fontana to Major Gordon Lett with a military assessment of the Liguria region detailing the positions of enemy units. Requests aerial bombings to support partisan forces in action.
Establishment of military operations area around Rossano
Order establishing a military operations area. Includes the template of an official notice.
Construction of the Casoni improvised landing strip
Memorandum outlining the plans for the construction of an improvised air strip at Casoni according to a preliminary study carried out by Major John Henderson. Mentions delivery schedule, manpower needed, tools, supplies and logistics. Strict secrecy…
Meeting at the Casoni drop zone
Postpones a meeting regarding the works at the Casoni drop zone and recommends strict secrecy.
Start of the construction works at the Casoni improvised landing strip
Complains that only 15 civilian labourers showed up, most of them without tools, instead of the 50 partisans expected. No tools are available.
Subsistence for the labourers at Casoni
Stresses that the Allied Mission pays 100 Lire a day to each labourer working at the Casoni improvised landing strip.
Letter of appreciation for Gordon Lett
Circular letter announcing that Major Gordon Lett has been posted elsewhere. Thanks him for his service, recaps his achievements and wishes him well.
Equipment handed out by British servicemen to Italian partisans
Colonnello Mario Fontana reports to Major Gordon Lett about air drops and various pieces of equipment handed out by British servicemen to Italian partisans. Complains about the situation, stressing that is now impossible to tell apart what has been…
Request for guerrilla warfare material
Colonnello Mario Fontana requests Captain Leng to send via air drops material for guerrilla warfare: explosive pencils ('matite esplosive'), booby traps, explosives, demolition charges for railway sabotage, plus Saint Étienne machine gun cartridges.…
Equipment for partisan units
Report from Colonnello Mario Fontana to Major Gordon Lett regarding equipment needed for the partisan units, to be delivered by air drops. The list includes silencers for actions in urban areas, explosives, ammunition and items of clothing.
Ettore Collini's war crimes
Comandante Luciano Scotti urges adding the name of Tenente Ettore Collini, serving in the Monte Rosa Brigade, to the list of Allied war criminals. He then describes the atrocities committed.
Plan for the construction of an improvised landing strip
Major John Henderson outlines the plan for the construction of an improvised airstrip at Casoni, including the delivery schedule and manpower needed. On the same sheet is a reply by Mario Fontana stressing the impracticality of the enterprise.
Report from Mario Fontana to Gordon Lett
Colonnello Mario Fontana reports to Major Gordon Lett through Mario Fortelli. Mentions Allied personnel being parachuted behind enemy lines and discusses air drop zones in the La Spezia area. Stresses that zones must be changed, since most items were…
Memorandum on air drops
Colonnello Mario Fontana describes long-standing issues stemming from a lack of coordination: air drops are appropriated by units they are not intended for, or end up in the hands of civilians. Stresses the necessity of a fairer allocation of…
Letter from Mario Fontana to Lorenzino Tornabuoni
Colonnello Mario Fontana comments on Major Gordon Lett's imminent resignation, mentions the intention of arresting Tenente Cesare Rossi, and discusses the ongoing divisions among Resistance units regarding air drops.