The Second World War (1939 -45), unfortunately left deep and bitter marks in different places and people... sad and moving stories of innocent people killed during an unprecedented war for research political and government supremacy...
A city in particular, Marzabotto, in Emilia Romagna, was sadly marked by a terrible and unspeakable massacre committed against its people by the hand German... was, and is, considered one of the greatest massacres of civilians in that horrendous war.
In a pitiful attempt to control the advance of the partisan guerrillas (especially the
Red Star commanded by a partisan called 'Wolf') who fought against the fascio-Nazi control, the German soldiers shot more than 1830 civilians without mercy.
The desperate population, and feeling the danger, took refuge in the
church of Santa Maria Assunta... in cold blood, the Nazi soldiers arrived gunning and killing
right there, three civilians and the priest Fr Ubaldo Marchioni, the rest of the inhabitants of the municipality were taken to the cemetery where men, women, elderly people and at least 50 children were ruthlessly killed... I invite you to know this historic city, asking everyone that, once you arrive there, visit the place and that you pray, whatever your faith may be, in honor of the lost souls of that 29 September 1944.
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