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Trieste remembers the victims of the Anglo-American bombing of 10 June 1944
The Trieste Section of the National Association of Civilian Victims of War is organizing the Commemoration Ceremony for the 80th Anniversary of the Bombing of Trieste, which will be held on June 10, 2024, starting at 10:XNUMX a.m., starting from the square in front of the church of Campo San Giacomo, in Trieste. "At such a significant moment for our community, we wish to ideally embrace the victims of that tragic event and their families, renewing our commitment to safeguarding the memory and transmitting the value of peace and freedom to future generations," the organizers declared. The ceremony takes on an even deeper importance in the current context, marked by...
Spartacus Schergat, hero of a world now disappeared
A somewhat forgotten Capodistrian Spartaco Schergat, who, serving as a diver and frogman in the Italian Royal Navy during the Second World War, took part in the Alexandria of Egypt enterprise, sinking the English ship Queen Elisabeth. For this enterprise he was decorated with the Gold Medal for Military Valor. A figure to whom the historian Andrea Vezzà dedicated the book "Spartaco Schergat - Hero of a World Now Disappeared" (Lega Nazionale, Trieste 2023), wanting to underline, already in the title, how the reality in which Schergat was born was very different from that of the last years of his life, spent in the post-war period, as an exodus, in Trieste. But who was he...
“Tarnova 1945”, the battle for Gorizia
The Battle of Tarnova della Selva (19-21 January 1945) began with the attempt by Tito's forces to annihilate the fascist republican garrison, consisting of the battalion of the Tenth Division "Fulmine". The Italian soldiers, although they resisted for a long time, were overwhelmed in number by the large partisan troops of the IX Corpus; aided by troops from Gorizia, they managed to break out of the encirclement. This led to the abandonment of the position, located on the road leading to the Vipacco Valley. The clash was distinguished by its particular harshness and by the courage demonstrated by both the Italians of the "Fulmine" and the Slovenians of the brigade...
Foibe and the public use of history
Instrumental polemics do not help build a bridge between the European past and present. The outbursts on the tragedy of the Julian foibe continue with new protagonists, often going as far as literally wanting to abolish law 92/2004. I do not intend to dwell here on what bizarre relevance there is to wanting to overturn an almost unanimous vote of the Italian parliament in favor of a law that intended to connect the memory of the Julian-Dalmatian exiles with national and European history. Obviously, this law, which established the Day of Remembrance of the suffering experienced by the Italian populations of Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia cannot and should not be abolished on the basis of...
Ottavio Missoni. The heart beyond the obstacle
The 100th birthday of Ottavio Missoni, an Italian from Dalmatia, born in Ragusa and raised in Zara, an athlete by vocation, capable of throwing his heart over the obstacle. 100 years lived with style. On the track, in his first life as an athlete, and in fashion, in the second life that will make him known to the world. Balilla of Italian athletics as he was defined by the columnist of Lo Sport Fascista, the most prestigious sports magazine of the time, Ottavio Missoni was born in Ragusa, a city in Dalmatia, on February 11, 1921, but grew up in Zara where the family moved when the child was still very young. Son of a sea captain and a noblewoman, he approached sports while...
The “bill” of September 8 was paid at the eastern borders
September 8 as the day of Italy's redemption in the Second World War. September 8 as the beginning of the Resistance and the fight against Nazi-fascism on a larger scale. The usual ceremonies have insisted on these aspects, but for the Italians of the eastern border this date is well represented by the title of the famous essay by Ernesto Galli Della Loggia «The Death of the Fatherland». A Fatherland that entered into agony in the retreats in Russia and North Africa, in the war of attrition in the Balkans and in the collapse of the fascist regime. A Fatherland idealized and exalted in the unredeemed lands until the moment it materialized in November 1918, presenting itself in the austere clothes...
“El boletin” of June 2021 by the Julian-Dalmatians of Toronto
The June 186 issue 2021 of "El Boletin", the informational periodical of the Julian-Dalmatian Club of Toronto, can be read online for free or downloaded in PDF format: http://www.giulianodalmato.com/boletin/Bol-186.pdf We would like to highlight in particular the opening news, in which we learn that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has officially apologized to the Italian-Canadians who in 1940, when Italy declared war on France and Great Britain (of which Canada was a Dominion), were interned for suspected connivance with the enemy. On this occasion, Trudeau underlined the contribution provided by our compatriots...
Eastern Border History Summer School
New, important step forward in the collaboration between the Ministry of Education and the Associations of Istrian, Fiume and Dalmatian Exiles: a summer school dedicated to the history of the eastern border in the prestigious setting of the Vittoriale. In fact, from 12 to 16 July, as part of the activities “The events of the eastern border and the world of school”, the first summer school entitled “The difficult twentieth century of the eastern border. From the Italian Risorgimento to European perspectives” will take place in Gardone Riviera (in the province of Brescia) in the Vittoriale degli Italiani as part of the initiatives for the centenary of the sumptuous residence of Gabriele...
The War on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
20 (FIRM) POINTS ON THE WAR AGAINST THE KINGDOM OF YUGOSLAVIA * March 25, 1941: in Vienna, at the Belvedere Palace, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia signs a pact with the Axis powers, Germany and Italy, who are at war against France and Great Britain; Germany since September 1939, Italy since June 10, 1940. Germany is also linked to the USSR by the Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact. * March 26, 1941: in Belgrade a military coup (financed by the English) overthrows the legitimate government, sends the Regent Paul into exile (in favor of the "boy king" Peter) and denounces the Belvedere Pact * March 27, 1941: Churchill announces that he has made a pact with the...
«Italians in Yugoslavia in '41, it was a reprisal»
Violence and massacres by the military occurred in the context of a complex situation in the Balkan region. The recent eightieth anniversary of the beginning of Italian and German military operations in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (6 April 1941) has prompted some historians - first and foremost Raoul Pupo and Marina Rossi - to revisit the issue and give a reading that - in our humble opinion - does not render an exhaustive service to the cause of History. When referring to violence and massacres, it is necessary to present the historical truth to public opinion in its proper context, explaining why. In every decision, in every action there is a why....
