Photo: Alpine Agostino Piol, decorated with gold medal for military valor from partisan.
Sixth post about the gold medal for military valor, historically The utmost Italian military honorwhere I will report the events that happened today in the past for which it was granted; not to make sure that the memory should be lost. Happy reading.
- Alpine partisan Agostino Piolattacked by surprise from an enemy platoon, fought strenuously by launching himself to the assault on the enemy in an Empori fight, where he was mortally hit at the abdomen. — Rivalta (Turin), 1944
- Partisan Bruno TOSARELLIformer fighter Garibaldino in the war of Spain, arrested and tortured found in death the liberation of the martyrdom who had made the destruction of his body. — Bologna, 9 September 1943-1944
- Lieutenant Colonel Domenico Pennestribattalion commander of the 129th RGT. Infantry, he led a hard guerrilla war against the Nazis. Made prisoner, to save his men, he declared that he was the only responsible for the conduct of the department. Struck to death, he found the strength to shout “Long live Italy”. — Saranda (formerly Porto Edda) (Albania), 1943
- Maggiore Mario Gigantefor the same fact.
- Ordinary marshal Nicola Serniaunder the 9th RGT. Gaf artillery, rejected the invitation to enroll in republican troops. Arrested and beaten, he ran away from the enemy reaching the rear, he organized patriots teams at the expense of loving the fields and attacking the Germans. On October 5, after a violent hand -to -hand hand, wounded and exhausted and under the shot of the artillery continued to disarm the mines that obstructed a rolling stock, finding glorious end. — Rome – Celenza – Valforore (Foggia), 9 September -5 October 1943
- Partisan Carlo Santagatavery young sixteen years old, he committed himself, alone, in partisan actions between Capua and Santa Maria Capua Vetere, ending up tortured and hanged. — Santa Maria Capua Vetere – Capua, 1943
- Civil Sebastiano Castagnacollaborator of the regime for colonial policies, wanted and reached through the bush after escaping from a rebel group which, with a flattering letter, had caught him hostage, he fell under the enemy fire refusing the surrender offered by a rebellious garment. — Cusae (Egypt), 1938
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Doveroso P.S. sulla Medaglia al Valore concessa a Sebastiano Castagna. Le evidenti responsabilità morali e politiche dei colonialisti italiani in terra d’Africa sono un giudizio storico ineludibile, che però va distinto dal singolo fatto per il quale quest’uomo venne insignito della MOVM. La medaglia premia un atto di puro coraggio: quello di un settantenne che, adescato con l’inganno da un capo “ribelle” e caduto in trappola, preferì la morte alla resa e alla prigionia. Come per ogni onorificenza di questo tipo, è solo il valore dimostrato in quell’istante che va tenuto in considerazione. Il resto è, e deve rimanere, un altro discorso.