Chitignano
21/08/1944
Death from wartime explosive device
Partisan Fidenzio Chisci was mortally wounded by the explosion of a German mine.
The Signs
Memorial stone to partisan Fidenzio Chisci
Informations
Place of placement: Roadside
Date of placement:
Description
Marble memorial slab with photo, in relief, of the partisan Chisci on the left. It is engraved with Chisci Fidenzio's place of origin and cause of death, as well as his dates of birth and death. Above the slab is a glass-covered niche.
Personal observations
The partisan Fidenzio Chisci, who died aged 17 when a mine exploded, is an example of how war devices caused casualties even outside combat.
News and contextualisation
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Author: Istituto Comprensivo Dovizi di Bibbiena
