Eugenio Calò
Somali-Italian anti-fascist partisan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eugenio Calò (July 2, 1906 – July 14, 1944) was an Italian Jewish resistance fighter during World War II. Born in Pisa to an old Sephardi family, he was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal for Military Valour, Italy's highest honor for heroism. Eugenio Calò was an Italian partisan, second in command of the Pio Borri partisan division that fought the Germans in the Casentino mountains in Tuscany. As a Jewish victim of fascist Italy during the Second World War, Calò had lost his workshop, his home, and his family. Finally, at the age of 38, he was captured, tortured and murdered by the Germans.
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Eugenio Calò | |
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Born | (1906-07-02)2 July 1906 |
Died | 14 July 1944(1944-07-14) (aged 38) |
Nationality | Italian |
Known for | Partisan |
Awards | Gold Medal of Military Valour |
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