Ugo Forno

Ugo Forno (Rome, 27 April 1932 – 5 June 1944) was an Italian student killed in Rome during World War II, while fighting against German invasion forces as a resistance fighter, during the defence of a railway bridge on the Aniene.

Plaque to Forno in Parco Virgiliano in Rome

Known as "Ughetto," he was in second-grade at the time and died while German sappers attempted to destroy the bridge. The mission was successful, but mortar rounds killed Forno and other partisans.^[1]

The bridge is now named after him.

References

1. "Resistenza, un premio in memoria di Ugo Forno dedicato agli alunni della "Settembrini"". Trieste-Salario (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-12-25.

• Brogi, Paolo (11 September 2001). "Ugo Forno, 12 anni, l'ultima vittima della guerra. Dimenticata". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
• Brogi, Paolo (5 June 2010). "Il ponte sull'Aniene intitolato a Ugo Forno, eroe dodicenne del 1944". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
• www.ugoforno.it (in Italian)