Museo partigiano "Raggruppamento Alfredo Di Dio", History museum and Italian national heritage in Ornavasso, Italy.
The Museo partigiano Raggruppamento Alfredo Di Dio is a history museum in Ornavasso that displays documents, manuscripts, photographs, and objects from World War II. The exhibition focuses on the armed resistance that took place in this region during the Nazi-Fascist occupation.
The museum was inaugurated on 4 September 1988 by the "azzurri" partisans of the Valtoce Division, named for the blue scarf they wore, and commanded by Captain Alfredo Di Dio, who fell in 1944. The building housing the museum and library was purchased thanks to Resistance figures, including Eugenio Cefis, the last commander of the Raggruppamento Divisioni Patrioti "Alfredo Di Dio".
The museum tells the story of local armed resistance during wartime, showing how people in this area fought back against occupation and fascism. The collection reflects what mattered most to the fighters who lived and operated in this valley.
The museum and its library occupy a building bought with funds from Resistance figures, among them Eugenio Cefis, last commander of the Raggruppamento Divisioni Patrioti "Alfredo Di Dio". The museum was inaugurated on 4 September 1988. The displayed material can also be viewed in digital form on the official website.
The partisans who founded the museum were called "azzurri" after the blue scarf they wore around the neck; the collection and library were bought with funds from Resistance figures, among them Eugenio Cefis, last commander of the Raggruppamento Divisioni Patrioti "Alfredo Di Dio". The museum opened on 4 September 1988.
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