August 12, 2025|
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|4 months agoSwitzerland Commemorates Italian Partisans with 'Stumble Stones'
Historic memorial ceremony in Ticino marks the installation of 'stumble stones' honoring Italian partisans who died fleeing fascism to Switzerland in 1944.
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- Brass 'stumble stones' were installed in the Onsernone Valley, Ticino, to honor Italian partisans.
- Two partisans, Federico Marescotti and Renzo Coen, were killed by gunfire at the Swiss border in 1944.
- Swiss border authorities initially refused entry to 250 fleeing partisans before opening the border to prevent a massacre.
- This marks the second time 'stumble stones' have been laid in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino.
By The Numbers
100,000
Stolpersteine laid
250
Partisans
40
Days
23
Countries
They Said
"The ceremony was held on Tuesday morning in the Italian border region of the Onsernone Valley in Ticino."
"To prevent a bloodbath caused by pursuing gunmen, the border was opened in the end."