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Tito Minniti
Italian pilot / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tito Minniti (1909 – 26 December 1935) was an Italian pilot who was killed during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War in 1935 near Degehabur. It is unknown whether he died in combat or after being captured by Ethiopian forces.[1] His death and alleged torture became an atrocity story proffered by the Italian government to justify their use of mustard gas against Ethiopian civilians. Minniti was posthumously decorated with the Italian Gold Medal of Valour.[2]
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Born | 1909 (1909) Placanica, Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 26 December 1935(1935-12-26) (aged 25–26) near Degehabur, Ogaden, Ethiopia |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Italy |
Service/ | Regia Aeronautica |
Years of service | 1933–1935 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Battles/wars | Second Italo-Ethiopian War |
Awards | Gold Medal of Military Valour |
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