THE MARCHI FAMILY
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Thank you for your interest in the Marchi Family's story. This website is a history class project connected to the American Battle Monuments Commission's Understanding Sacrifice series. To learn more about Understanding Sacrifice and to see more stories like this, go to http://abmceducation.org/.
BACKGROUND: ITALY IN WWII
Before getting into the story of Giulio, Aurelia, Mariagrazia, and Carlo Marchi, it is important to know a little about the events circumstances surrounding them.
Italy was under the Fascist regime of Mussolini long before their entrance into WWII on June 10, 1940, and lasted until the Armistice of September 8, 1943, which split Italy into the Allied nation lead by Marshal Pietro Badoglio and the Fascist regime. The Allied invasion of Sicily, Operation Husky, began on July 10, 1943 and the Allied forces moved into Italy resulting in the full liberation of Italy and the Nazi surrender on May 2, 1945.