Flag carried by members of the Eugene Fumagalli division of the Volunteer Liberation Corps (CVL) who were active in the Savona area during World War II.
Flag carried by members of the Eugene Fumagalli division of the Volunteer Liberation Corps (CVL) who were active in the Savona area during World War II.
Lelio Speranza, a member of the Eugene Fumagalli division of the Justice and Freedom Party, wore this uniform, bandana Lelio Speranza, a member of the Eugene Fumagalli division of the Justice and Freedom Party, wore this uniform, bandana and gun belt during his years fighting among the partisans.
Lelio Speranza, a member of the Eugene Fumagalli division of the Justice and Freedom Party, wore this uniform, bandana Lelio Speranza, a member of the Eugene Fumagalli division of the Justice and Freedom Party, wore this uniform, bandana and gun belt during his years fighting among the partisans.
The exhibit includes the original journal kept by Wygoda to document his exploits in the mountains of northern Italy after fleeing from the Germans. Other artifacts include the bronze star Wygoda received from American Gen. Mark Clark in June 1946; a uniform worn by partisan Lelio Speranza; numerous documents and photographs; and a tattered flag carried by one of the Italian partisan units and bearing the insignia “C.V.L.” in Italian for “Volunteer Liberation Corps.”
