24 May 1944
Italy
Italy
- Inigo Campioni was executed by firing squad in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ww2dbase [Inigo Campioni | Parma, Emilia-Romagna | CPC]
25 Apr 1945
Italy
Italy
- US 34th Infantry Division occupied Parma, Italy, which had recently been liberated by Italian partisan fighters. ww2dbase [Battles of Collecchio and Fornovo di Taro | Parma, Emilia-Romagna | CPC]
29 Apr 1945
Italy
Italy
- German 148th Division, Italian 4th Alpine Division "Monte Rosa", Italian 3rd Marine Division "San Marco", and German 29th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division (Italian troops) surrendered to Brazilian General Mascarenhas de Moraes near Parma, Italy. ww2dbase [Battles of Collecchio and Fornovo di Taro | Parma, Emilia-Romagna | CPC]
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