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On April 25 Italy remembers and celebrates the Day of Liberation from Nazi-Fascism. The day is a national public holiday which is celebrated with ceremonies, historic re-enactments and other events which include a visit by Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella to the Ardeatine Caves Mausoleum, a national monument that memorializes the site where the...

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Italy celebrates Liberation Day, known in Italian as Festa della Liberazione, with a national public holiday each year on 25 April. In addition to the closure of schools, public offices and most shops, the day is marked with parades across the country, organised by ANPI, Italy's partisan association which preserves the memory of the Resistance move...

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Relationships formed by the 10th Mountain Division in Italy during World War II were reestablished at Fort Drum on Monday. On April 25 Fort Drum Garrison Commander Colonel James Zacchino, Jr., hosted a delegation of Italian officials and guests for their first tour of the military installation. Some of the visitors were town mayors from Vicenza, wh...

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On 25 April Italy celebrates the 77th Festa della Liberazione which marks the country’s liberation from German occupation and fascist rule at the end of world war two. A public holiday across Italy, all state schools and offices are closed on Monday 25 April, as well as many shops. The day is marked in Rome with a ceremony at 09.00 at the Altare de...

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