Piero Balbo
Piero Balbo | |
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Manjimup, Australia | |
| Died | 19 March 2003 (aged 86) Asti, Italy |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Italy |
| Service/ | Regia Marina |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Commands held | 2nd Autonomous Partisan Division "Langhe" |
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Piero Balbo (
Biography
He was born in
Balbo joined Enrico Martini's 1st Alpine Division Group, quickly rose through its ranks and, as commander of the 2nd Autonomous Division "Langhe", was charged with the preparation and defence of the landing field at Vesime, used by the Allies to provide support to the partisans. He participated in the liberation of Alba in October 1944 and its unsuccessful defence against the German and Fascist counteroffensive in the following month. On 24 February 1945 his father, Giovanni Balbo, who had also joined the partisans, was killed in combat near Santo Stefano Belbo, for which he was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor). "Nord" himself was awarded the Silver Medal of Military Valor. He died in Asti in 2003.[5][1][2][3][4][6][7]
Balbo is featured in Beppe Fenoglio's novel Johnny the Partisan.
References
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- ^ a b "BEPPE FENOGLIO - Tra realtà e finzione: i personaggi de "Il partigiano Johnny" - Parco Paesaggistico e Letterario Langhe Monferrato Roero". www.parcoletterario.it. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ a b "biografie Italia: lettera b". www.storiaxxisecolo.it. Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "Istituto del Nastro Azzurro". Archived from the original on 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "Gazzetta d'Alba n. 12 del 25-3-2003 - Scomparso il comandante Poli, il "Nord" del Partigiano Johnny". www.stpauls.it. Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "Comune di Cossano Belbo - Vivere Cossano Belbo - Un pò di Storia - GIOVANNI BALBO detto PININ". www.comune.cossanobelbo.cn.it. Archived from the original on 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
