Adriano Tardelli
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Adriano Tardelli was an Italian resistance activist during World War II
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Tardelli was born in Capanne di Careggine. During the Second World War he led dozens of people to safety (Jews
, Poles
, Slavs, Roma, homosexuals, deserters, partisans
, members of resistance
groups) crossing with a small group at a time over the Gothic Line
. While roped together in the darkness, they crossed the well-known Apennine Mountains
, where he had been born and later lived with his wife and their nine children.
On 1 February 1945, Tardelli was executed in reprisal by the Fascist Army in Cogna, Piazza al Serchio
, Tuscany
. He was being held in the jail of Camporgiano
when he was singled out for retaliation
with five other people, also held for political reasons, under the order of General Carloni.
Before being executed, Tardelli took his shoes off and asked them to be given to the poor.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Tardelli was born in Capanne di Careggine. During the Second World War he led dozens of people to safety (Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
, Poles
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
, Slavs, Roma, homosexuals, deserters, partisans
Partisan (military)
A partisan is a member of an irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation by some kind of insurgent activity...
, members of resistance
Resistance during World War II
Resistance movements during World War II occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ranging from non-cooperation, disinformation and propaganda to hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns...
groups) crossing with a small group at a time over the Gothic Line
Gothic Line
The Gothic Line formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselring's last major line of defence in the final stages of World War II along the summits of the Apennines during the fighting retreat of German forces in Italy against the Allied Armies in Italy commanded by General Sir Harold Alexander.Adolf Hitler...
. While roped together in the darkness, they crossed the well-known Apennine Mountains
Apennine mountains
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains or Greek oros but just as often used alone as a noun. The ancient Greeks and Romans typically but not always used "mountain" in the singular to mean one or a range; thus, "the Apennine mountain" refers to the entire chain and is translated "the Apennine...
, where he had been born and later lived with his wife and their nine children.
On 1 February 1945, Tardelli was executed in reprisal by the Fascist Army in Cogna, Piazza al Serchio
Piazza al Serchio
Piazza al Serchio is a comune in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 km northwest of Florence and about 40 km northwest of Lucca....
, Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
. He was being held in the jail of Camporgiano
Camporgiano
Camporgiano is a comune in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 km northwest of Florence and about 40 km northwest of Lucca....
when he was singled out for retaliation
Revenge
Revenge is a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. It is also called payback, retribution, retaliation or vengeance; it may be characterized, justly or unjustly, as a form of justice.-Function in society:Some societies believe that the...
with five other people, also held for political reasons, under the order of General Carloni.
Before being executed, Tardelli took his shoes off and asked them to be given to the poor.
Sources
- Gabrielli Rosi Carlo, Mariani Sergio (a cura di), Cuore 1944. 100 episodi della resistenza europea, Edizioni Il Centro di Educazione Democratica, Lucca 1975, 422 pp.
- La Resistenza in Lucchesia: racconti e cronache della lotta antifascista e partigiana, La Nuova Italia, Firenze 1965, 225 pp.
- Bertolini Renzo, La Resistenza in Garfagnana, Eurograf, Lucca 1975, 135 pp.
- Zerbini Bruno, Un partigiano isolato, Lalli, Poggibonsi 1984, 187 pp.
- Pinagli Palmiro, La guerra in Garfagnana. Diario: 30 aprile 1944-22 aprile 1945, Edizioni della Rocca, Castelnuovo Garfagnana 1987, 118 pp.
- Guidi Oscar, (a cura di) Con la guerra negli occhi. Donne e uomini di Garfagnana raccontano 1943-45, Pacini Fazzi Editore, Lucca 2005, 191 pp.
- Guidi Oscar, Documenti di guerra. Garfagnana 1943-1945, Pacini Fazzi Editore, Lucca 1995, 198 pp.
- Federigi Fabrizio, Soldato Hans! A Sant'Anna! Dramma in due tempi e quattro quadri. n. 2, Mauro Baroni editore, Lucca 2000, pp. n.n.