This is particularly interesting to me as my grandfather, who as a child lived under German occupation in Sicily, tells a similar story. He claims that his town, Francavilla de Sicilia was marked...
This is particularly interesting to me as my grandfather, who as a child lived under German occupation in Sicily, tells a similar story.
He claims that his town, Francavilla de Sicilia was marked to be bombed by allied forces but was sparred by mistake as the American bombers misheard their target as the nearby town of Biancavilla di Sicilia.
Unfortunately I do not speak Italian and have never been able to verify this story.
This is particularly interesting to me as my grandfather, who as a child lived under German occupation in Sicily, tells a similar story.
He claims that his town, Francavilla de Sicilia was marked to be bombed by allied forces but was sparred by mistake as the American bombers misheard their target as the nearby town of Biancavilla di Sicilia.
Unfortunately I do not speak Italian and have never been able to verify this story.