San Polo, Arezzo, 14th July 2024 - German journalist Laura Ewert in San Polo during the commemoration of the Nazi massacre occurred eighty years ago in San Polo. Only in 2021 she found out that her grandfather, German general Wolf Ewert, was one of the responsibles of the crime.
San Polo, Arezzo, 14th July 2024 - Villa Gigliosi garden was the place where the massacre occurred. Here the 94th Germany Infantry Division gathered and buried alive all the prisoners. Before leaving, they used TNT sticks to blow the mass graves up in order to cover their traces.
San Polo, Arezzo, 14th July 2024 - Santina Badii was 16 years old when the Nazi massacre occurred. She was working at Villa Gigliosi and from her window at the second floor of the Villa she eye witnessed those terryfing moments. Years later she testified in several trials investigatin the massacre.
San Polo, Arezzo, 14th July 2024 - German journalist Laura Ewert in San Polo during the commemoration of the Nazi massacre occurred eighty years ago in San Polo. Only in 2021 she found out that her grandfather, German general Wolf Ewert, was one of the responsibles of the crime.
San Polo, Arezzo, 14th July 2024 - Citizens and members of partisan associations attending the commemoration in Villa Gigliosi garden, the place where the massacre took place.
San Polo, Arezzo, 14th July 2024 - Officers during the commemoration of San Polo massacre in Villa Gigliosi garden, the place where the massacre took place.
San Polo, Arezzo, 14th July 2024 - Alessia Donati is the niece of Santina Badii an eyewitness of the massacre occurred in San Polo in 1944. Her grandmother was a crucial witness during the several trials that investigated the events and since Mrs. Badii passed away, Alessia Donati carries on the memories of the massacre. Despite her young age - she's 23 years old - she's very active and passionate about the history of her family.
San Polo, Arezzo, 14th July 2024 - Flowers offered by Mrs. Ewert to commemorate the victims of San Polo massacre.
San Polo, Arezzo, 14th July 2024 - German journalist Laura Ewert in San Polo during the commemoration of the Nazi massacre occurred eighty years ago in San Polo. Only in 2021 she found out that her grandfather, German general Wolf Ewert, was one of the responsibles of the crime.