The Massacre of the Acqui Division was carried out by the German Gebirgsjäger Division on the Greek Island of Cephalonia during World War II and a total of 9,500 Italian soldiers were taken prisoner or lost their lives as a result of the battle, massacre, and drowning aboard German ships with the bulk of the… Continue reading Dedication to the Acqui Division
33rd Acqui Division Timeline Project
Allied and Italian resistance memorials digital history project
Italy has hundreds of memorials commemorating the nation’s struggle for liberation during World War Two. Italians have paid particular attention to memorializing those who lost their lives as resistance fighters and this project focuses on comparing Italian resistance fighters’ memorials to the memorials created by the allied nations in Italy. and the central question that… Continue reading Allied and Italian resistance memorials digital history project
Purpose and Nature
The focus of this digital history project is how the memorials of the Italian resistance affect the historical memory of Italians and tourists who visit the memorials. Italy has hundreds of memorials commemorating the nations struggle for liberation during World War Two. Italians have paid particular attention to memorializing those who lost their lives as… Continue reading Purpose and Nature