Tag Archives: WWII in North Africa
My Father’s War – Part 4 – POW Posted by Serena on Nov 10, 2015
Chapter 3 of my father’s memories ended with his arrival at a French POW camp in Marrakesh, Morocco, in June 1943. Here are some of his recollections from the three years he spent as a POW in North Africa. Links to previous chapters: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 C’è un episodio che mi ricordo…
My Father’s War – Part 3 Posted by Serena on Jul 30, 2015
Here is part 3 of my father’s war memories in which he recounts being taken prisoner during the final retreat in North Africa. If you haven’t already read them, here are Part 1 and Part 2. Aprile – maggio 1943: terza e ultima ritirata da Bengasi fino alla Tripolitania. La battaglia finale è stata al…
My Father’s War–Part 2 Posted by Serena on Jul 15, 2015
I recently began writing about my father’s personal experience of the Second World War in North Africa. If you haven’t read part 1 yet you can find here. Born in Benghazi, Libya, in 1921, my father was drafted into the Italian militia as soon as Italy entered the war in June 1940. Here’s the second…
My Father’s War–Part 1 Posted by Serena on Jul 3, 2015
Il 10 giugno 1940, quando l’Italia ha dichiarato guerra all’Inghilterra, mio padre era un giovanotto di 19 anni appena compiuti e viveva con la sua famiglia a Bengasi, in Libia, che era colonia italiana dal 1911. Approfittando del fatto che papà in questo periodo abita con noi, gli ho chiesto di raccontarmi le sue esperienze…