The Ameglia community and La Spezia anti-fascism remembered the 80th anniversary of the Nazi massacre at Punta Bianca. It was March 26, 1944: the victims were fifteen American soldiers of the Oss, the corps employed for special operations.

The members of the commandos were chosen from among soldiers with family origins in the target countries of the missions: in this case thirteen sons of Italian emigrants to America and two born in Italy. The operation, called "Ginny," was aimed at destroying the railroad tunnel between Bonassola and Framura to disrupt the connections of the German forces that were occupying Italy.

The fifteen reached the mainland on the night of March 22-23. They took refuge in an abandoned barn in Carpeneggio di Bonassola: here a young farmer, Franco Lagaxio, gave them food and provided information about the tunnel. But on the morning of the 24th a fisherman discovered the rafts and alerted the Fascio of Bonassola. Lagaxio tried to warn the Italian Americans, but it was too late.

After an interrogation in Bonassola, the fifteen were taken to the villa in Carozzo headquarters of Kurt Almers, commander of the 135th Brigade. Despite the rules of the Geneva Convention prohibiting the execution of enemy soldiers captured in uniform, on March 25 came the order from the German 75th Army Corps to immediately shoot the prisoners. None of the 15 were tried by a court. At dawn on March 26 they were killed at Punta Bianca.