The Prefect handed the Medals of Honor to his family: "After the armistice they made the right choice"
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The ceremony in the Aula Magna of Saint Lucia. The Medals of Honor awarded by the President of the Republic to the families of 51 soldiers and three civilians from the metropolitan area. After September 8, 1943, about 650 thousand Italian soldiers were captured by the Germans. Very many refused to join the Italian Social Republic
The ceremony in the main hall of Saint Lucia: the story of September 8, 1943 through films and then the words of the prefect Enrico Ricci: “One of the most tragic pages in our national history”