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'''{{Noitalic|{{lang|it|Piazzale Loreto}}}}''' is a major town square in [[Milan]], [[Italy]]. |
'''{{Noitalic|{{lang|it|Piazzale Loreto}}}}''' is a major town square in [[Milan]], [[Italy]]. |
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==Origin== |
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The name ''Loreto'' is also used in a wider sense to refer to the district surrounding the square, which is part of the [[Zone 2 of Milan|Zone 2]] administrative division, in the northeastern part of the city. The name "Loreto" derives from an old sanctuary that used to be there and that was dedicated to Our Lady of [[Loreto, Marche|Loreto]] (a town in the [[province of Ancona]]). |
The name ''Loreto'' is also used in a wider sense to refer to the district surrounding the square, which is part of the [[Zone 2 of Milan|Zone 2]] administrative division, in the northeastern part of the city. The name "Loreto" derives from an old sanctuary that used to be there and that was dedicated to Our Lady of [[Loreto, Marche|Loreto]] (a town in the [[province of Ancona]]). |
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==Transportation== |
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The [[Milan Metro|Milan metro]] [[Loreto (Milan Metro)|Loreto station]] on [[Milan Metro Line 1|line 1]] is located partially underneath the square; it is an important transfer station with [[Milan Metro Line 2|line 2]]. The tracks and platforms of this latter line are located, however, underneath nearby Piazza Argentina. |
The [[Milan Metro|Milan metro]] [[Loreto (Milan Metro)|Loreto station]] on [[Milan Metro Line 1|line 1]] is located partially underneath the square; it is an important transfer station with [[Milan Metro Line 2|line 2]]. The tracks and platforms of this latter line are located, however, underneath nearby Piazza Argentina. |
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==History== |
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| ⚫ | The square, on 10 August 1944, was the scene of the public execution by the German occupation authorities of 15 [[Italian partisans]] hand picked by [[Theo Saevecke]], head of the [[Gestapo]] in Milan, as a reprisal for a partisan attack on a German military convoy. The executed were left on display for a number of days.<ref name="Gedenkorte" >{{cite web |url=https://www.gedenkorte-europa.eu/content/list/303/ |title=Mailand |publisher=Gedenkorte Europa 1939–1945 |access-date=11 September 2018 |language=de }}</ref> The event became known as the "massacre of piazzale Loreto" and the executed as "martyrs of piazzale Loreto." |
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Subsequently, Piazzale Loreto was the scene of one of the best-known events in the modern [[history of Italy]], namely the public display of [[Benito Mussolini]]'s corpse on 29 April 1945. The day before, Mussolini, his mistress [[Clara Petacci]] and some other high-ranking Fascists had been [[Death of Benito Mussolini|captured and shot]] by [[Italian Resistance Movement|partisans]] in Guilino, near [[lake Como]]. Their bodies were taken to Milan and hung upside down from the roof of an [[Esso]] [[petrol station]] in the square, located between [[Corso Buenos Aires]] and Viale Andrea Doria. |
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On 29 April 1945, [[National Fascist Party|fascist party]] ''[[gerarca]]'' [[Achille Starace]], who had been living in Milan, was recognized and arrested by government forces. He was turned over to the partisans who tried him and convicted him to the death penalty. He was taken to the square and shown the body of Mussolini, which he saluted before being executed himself. The body of Starace was subsequently strung up next to Mussolini's. The bodies were photographed as the crowd vented their rage upon them.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/dof/italy/captioned/hanging.htm | title = Death of the Father-Mussolini & Fascist Italy: the 'infamous' exhibit | publisher = Cornell Institute for Digital Collections | year = 1999 }}</ref> The display of the bodies took place in the same spot where, one year before, the German authorities and fascist squads had exposed the bodies of the fifteen Milanese civilians (the so-called "." whom they had killed in retaliation against partisan activity. The square, for a time, had been renamed '''{{lang|it|Piazza Quindici Martiri}}''' in honour of the executed.<ref>[[Time Magazine|''Time'' magazine]], 7 May 1945</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.patriaindipendente.it/persone-e-luoghi/profili-partigiani/10-agosto-1944-i-15-martiri-di-piazzale-loreto/|title=10 agosto 1944: i 15 martiri di piazzale Loreto|last=De Paolis|first=Daniele |language=Italian|trans-title=10 august 1944: The 15 martyrs of Loreto square|date=10 December 2006 |website=Patria Indipendente |access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref> |
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After the war, the |
After the war, the design of the square was changed to accommodate increasing road traffic in the city. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 10:48, 28 April 2021
| Piazza Quindici Martiri | |
 The square in 2012 | |
| Location | Milan, Italy |
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| Coordinates | 45°29′11″N 9°12′58″E / 45.48645°N 9.21615°E |
| Other | |
| Known for | Mussolini's corpse on 29 April 1945 |
Piazzale Loreto is a major town square in Milan, Italy.
Origin
The name Loreto is also used in a wider sense to refer to the district surrounding the square, which is part of the Zone 2 administrative division, in the northeastern part of the city. The name "Loreto" derives from an old sanctuary that used to be there and that was dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto (a town in the province of Ancona).
Transportation
The Milan metro Loreto station on line 1 is located partially underneath the square; it is an important transfer station with line 2. The tracks and platforms of this latter line are located, however, underneath nearby Piazza Argentina.
History
The square, on 10 August 1944, was the scene of the public execution by the German occupation authorities of 15 Italian partisans hand picked by Theo Saevecke, head of the Gestapo in Milan, as a reprisal for a partisan attack on a German military convoy. The executed were left on display for a number of days.[1] The event became known as the "massacre of piazzale Loreto" and the executed as "martyrs of piazzale Loreto."
Subsequently, Piazzale Loreto was the scene of one of the best-known events in the modern history of Italy, namely the public display of Benito Mussolini's corpse on 29 April 1945. The day before, Mussolini, his mistress Clara Petacci and some other high-ranking Fascists had been captured and shot by partisans in Guilino, near lake Como. Their bodies were taken to Milan and hung upside down from the roof of an Esso petrol station in the square, located between Corso Buenos Aires and Viale Andrea Doria.
On 29 April 1945, fascist party gerarca Achille Starace, who had been living in Milan, was recognized and arrested by government forces. He was turned over to the partisans who tried him and convicted him to the death penalty. He was taken to the square and shown the body of Mussolini, which he saluted before being executed himself. The body of Starace was subsequently strung up next to Mussolini's. The bodies were photographed as the crowd vented their rage upon them.[2] The display of the bodies took place in the same spot where, one year before, the German authorities and fascist squads had exposed the bodies of the fifteen Milanese civilians (the so-called "." whom they had killed in retaliation against partisan activity. The square, for a time, had been renamed Piazza Quindici Martiri in honour of the executed.[3][4]
After the war, the design of the square was changed to accommodate increasing road traffic in the city.
References
- ^ "Mailand" (in German). Gedenkorte Europa 1939–1945. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Death of the Father-Mussolini & Fascist Italy: the 'infamous' exhibit". Cornell Institute for Digital Collections. 1999.
- ^ Time magazine, 7 May 1945
- ^ De Paolis, Daniele (10 December 2006). "10 agosto 1944: i 15 martiri di piazzale Loreto" [10 august 1944: The 15 martyrs of Loreto square]. Patria Indipendente (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
