I got the straight story from my father a few months ago. He was only captured once while in Yugoslavia, after the Armistice of Cassibile, and escaped because he figured they would kill him after he was done digging and mining. He said he had to go to the bathroom, and ran off. They shot at him but ...

Sad to see there is no info on there about when he was captured by the Nazis multiple times, and how he walked back to Italy from Yugoslavia.

Thank you so much! I don't know how you are able to read that, but I am very, very appreciative of your help!

I may have a few more that I need help with, but they are not nearly as wordy as these were.

Hi,

I'm new here; I was referred to this site by someone on ancestry.com because I need help figuring out the handwriting on my grandfather's Italian army enlistment and discharge papers.

I was recently given a pile of papers that belong to my grandparents. In them were a couple of military ...