Mario Fiorentini
Mario Fiorentini (7 November 1918 – 9 August 2022) was an Italian partisan, spy, mathematician, and academic. He was a professor of geometry at the University of Ferrara. He helped an assault mission at Regina Coeli prison and took part in the organization of the attack in via Rasella. He was Italy's most decorated World War II partisan.[1]
| Mario Fiorentini | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Gandi, Finch, Dino |
| Born | 7 November 1918 Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 9 August 2022 (aged 103) Rome, Italy |
| Allegiance | Italy |
| Service/branch | Volunteer Corps of Freedom |
| Years of service | September 1943 – May 1945 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles | |
| Awards |  Silver Medal of Military Valor (3).jpg.webp){kind=small} War Merit Cross |
Fiorentini died on 9 August 2022 at a hospital in Rome, Italy at the age of 103.[2]
References
- "Italy's most decorated WWII partisan dies". ANSA. 9 August 2022.
- "Italy's most decorated second world war resistance fighter dies aged 103". The Guardian. August 9, 2022.
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