Giorgio Marincola

Giorgio Marincola
Born(1923-09-23)23 September 1923
Mahaday, Italian Somalia
Died4 May 1945(1945-05-04) (aged 21)
Stramentizzo, Castello-Molina di Fiemme, Italy
NationalityItalian
OrganizationGiustizia e Libertà
Known forPartisan
Parents
  • Giuseppe Marincola (father)
  • Aschirò Hassan (mother)
Relatives
  • Isabella Marincola (sister)
  • Rita Marincola (half-sister)
  • Ivan Marincola (half-brother)
AwardsGold Medal of Military Valour

Giorgio Marincola (23 September 1923 – 4 May 1945) was a Somali-Italian partisan who was killed in the last days of the Second World War. He is believed to be the only Somali to have earned the Gold Medal of Military Valour, Italy's second highest military award for gallantry.

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