Pore Mosulishvili
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| Nickname(s) | Pore |
| Born | July 20, 1916 Kvemo Machkhaani, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire (now Georgia) |
| Died | December 3, 1944 (aged 28) Lesa, Novara, Italian Social Republic (now Italy) |
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| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (1939–1944) Italy (1944) |
| Years of service | 1939–1944 |
| Rank | Starshina |
| Commands held | 2nd Battalion of Brigade "Servadei" |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Gold Medal of Military Valor |
Pore Mosulishvili (IPA: [pʰoɾe mosuliʃʷili]; Georgian: ფორე მოსულიშვილი; Russian: Христофор Николаевич Мосулишвили, Khristophor Nikolaievich Mosulishvili; Italian: Pore Mossulishvili; July 20, 1916 – December 3, 1944) was a Soviet soldier of Georgian origin and partisan in the Italian resistance movement during the World War II. He was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor and the title Hero of the Soviet Union[1] for his heroic self-sacrifice.
Life
In 1939 Pore was recruited in the
Member of resistance in Italy
In
In November 1944 the Fascists decided to unleash a violent counter-offensive in the area of the Mottarone-Vergante, in low Verbano, operative sector of the Brigade Servadei. This caused the partisans to separate into small groups, in an attempt to avoid reprisals.
Death
On December 3, 1944, Pore Mosulishvili and sixteen partisans were surrounded by German forces. The Germans stated that if the commander surrendered, the others would be spared, otherwise everyone would be killed. The commander of the group, named Edo del Gratta, didn't react. Mosulishvili, already wounded, told comrades to disarm and discard their weapons, exited the hut and told the Germans, "I am the Commander, but I prefer death to captivity!" Then he shouted, "Viva l'Italia! Viva i partigiani! Viva liberta!" ("Long live Italy! Long live the partisans! Long live freedom!"), put his revolver to his throat and pulled the trigger. Although his comrades were subsequently taken prisoners, his self–sacrifice saved their lives, and a few months later, in April 1945, they were liberated by other partisan detachments.
Pore Mosulishvili is buried in the town of Arona.
Awards
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Hero of the Soviet Union (No. 11620) |
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Order of Lenin |
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Order of the Patriotic War (1st Class) |
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Order of Glory (3rd Class) |
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Medal of Military Valour (1st Class, Italy 1970)
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Garibaldi Partisan Star (Italy) |
Places named after Pore Mosulishvili
Italy Museo Baita della Libertà (Belgirate))[4]- Italy Via P. Musolishvili - 28832 Belgirate (Vb)
Georgia Pore Mosulishvili House Museum- Georgia Pore Mosulishvili street in Tbilisi[5]
Notes
- ^ (russian) Кто был кто Archived 2012-07-15 at archive.today
- ^ "E-Book: Il Partigiano D'Artagnan: By Alberto Cotti". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ Book: War In Italy: By Richard Lamb
- ^ "Piemonte Italia - Museo Baita della Libertà (Belgirate)". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ "::: Map.ge - თბილისის ორგანიზაციების რუქა :::". map.ge. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31.
References
- Il fascino del leggendario. Moscatelli e Beltrami: miti resistenti , Filippo Colombara, in "l'impegno" a.XXVI n. 1, Istituto per la storia della Resistenza e della società contemporanea nelle province di Biella e Vercelli, 2006 (in Italian)
- Eduard Sikharulidze - სიკვდილითა სიკვდილისა დამთრგუნველი, Tbilisi, Sabtcota sakartvelo, 1988, ISBN 5-529-00329-X(in Georgian)
- თოვლიანი დღის ნათელში (მოთხრობა-მენიპეა) (in Georgian)
- Miho Mosulishvili, Light of snow day, 2006 (in Russian)
- Кавалери ордена славы трёх степеней. Биограф. словарь. М.: Воениздат. 2000 (in Russian)
External links
- Pore Musolishvili (in Italian) – an entry on website of the National Association of Partisans of Italy (Associazione Nazionale Partigiani d'Italia)
- The photographies of the resistance (in Italian)
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