Giuseppe Andrea Ansaldi

Istituto per la storia della resistenza e della società contemporanea in provincia di Alessandria "Carlo Gilardenghi"

 Giuseppe Andrea Ansaldi, a survivor of the Cephalonia massacre of Italian soldiers, remembers the events that happened on the island during the 2nd world war. He tells about  his deportation to Russia, Poland, India and Germany, this journey of lasted 77 days.
He died in August  2012 few months after the interview.
The interview was conducted at the Camera del Lavoro in Novi Ligure, where Mr. Ansaldi worked as a volunteer.
 

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Country: IT

Region: Piemonte

City: Novi Ligure

District: AL

Altitude: 197m s.l.m.

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Giuseppe Andrea Ansaldi

Year: 1922
City: Giarratana (Ragusa)
Profession: Pensioner
Languages: Italiano

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Bibliography:
 G. Ansaldi, Sull’orlo del burrone degli eroi. Dalla battaglia di Cefalonia ai campi di lavoro in Turkestan, Camera del Lavoro e SPI CGIL, Novi Ligure, 2011

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Document by: Cecilia Bergaglio
Video by: Franco Castelli, Cecilia Bergaglio, Lucio Laugelli
Created: 02-12-2011

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