On April 20, 1945, the islands of Cres and Lussino, in the Upper Adriatic, were invaded by Tito's partisans who disembarked from British landing ships. A small contingent of the "Decima" Division was present on the island of Lussino for garrison purposes. Two days later they were massacred in Ossero and buried in a mass grave. In 2019, their remains were exhumed and transferred to the Military Shrine of the Fallen from Overseas in Bari, waiting for science to give their remains a name.

Let's retrace the dramatic events that affected the island of Lussino from 1941 to 1945.

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by Edoardo Frittoli – 14/02/2021
Source: The La Verità