On November 3rd, 1918, as Italian troops entered the city, Trieste’s freedom ended. Office I.T.O. takes upon itself to rid the city of the “bad Italians”.

On November 3rd, 1918, as Italian troops entered the city, Trieste’s freedom ended. Office I.T.O. takes upon itself to rid the city of the “bad Italians”.
On 21 August, Franek’s 17th Company is in the shelter-caves to shield itself from the Italians’ annihilation bombing…
Trieste’s local nationalistic “camorra” hides behind a patriotism that, in truth, is ruthless nationalism: in exchange for its loyalty, it enjoys many benefits.
…Randaccio died an agonizing death […] D’Annunzio […] managed to turn his friend’s meaningless end into a gruesomely patriotic and romantic tale.
Free Trieste hosted historical photo exhibit “1914-18: Trieste and Austria-Hungary’s submarines”. See more on “La Voce di Trieste”.