Eduino Francini

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

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

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 comrades in Villa Santinelli (Umbertide), after a long fight with superior Nazi forces.

Bibliography
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  • Andrea Bertocci (24 June 2007). "L'insurrezione popolare di Sansepolcro e la battaglia di Villa Santinelli" (PDF). Patria Indipendente (in Italian) (n. 6): X–XI. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  • Catia Del Furia (March 2003). "La lapide di Villa Santinelli". L'Altrapagina (in Italian).
  • Luca Madrignani (21 October 2007). "Insurrezione e lotta armata a Sansepolcro" (PDF). Patria Indipendente (in Italian): 25–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  • "La vita di Eduino Francini". Provincia di Arezzo - Progetto Memoria (in Italian). Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  • "Eduino Francini - Decorazioni". Provincia di Arezzo - Progetto Memoria (in Italian). Retrieved 25 August 2009.
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