Eduino Francini

Italian partisan Eduino Francini (memoria.provincia.ar.it, CC-BY 3.0).

Eduino Francini (December 17, 1925 – March 27, 1944) was an Italian partisan.

Biography

Francini was born in Massa Carrara and grew up in Sansepolcro. He was the commander of a partisan company which played an important role in the insurrection of Sansepolcro (March 19, 1944) against the nazi-fascist occupation. Some days later, he was captured and killed with eight camarades in Villa Santinelli (Umbertide), after a long fight with superior nazifascist forces.[1]

References

  1. ↑ (Italian) Eduino Francini. (10 agosto 2010). Wikipedia, L'enciclopedia libera. Tratto il 23 agosto 2010, 12:17.
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