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May 3, 2018 · Pino Lella was a teenager in Milan during World War II who helped Jews escape from Italy to Switzerland. His son Michael Lella shares his father's role in the fall of fascism and the bestselling book Beneath a Scarlet Sky.
Giuseppe „Pino“ Lella (* June 1 1926 in Milano) is an Italian motorist and contemporary witness of the final phase of World War II. He was the driver of General Hans Leyers and at the same time spy for the Alliance.
Mar 31, 2018 · Pino Lella was a spy for the Allies and a rescuer of Jews during World War II in Italy. He shared his story with author Mark Sullivan, who wrote a book and a movie about his life.
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Oct 14, 2021 · World War II resistance fighter Giuseppe Lella. A spy for the Allies and a participant in the underground railroad that protected Italy’s Jews during World War II, Giuseppe “Pino” Lella considered himself a coward until an American author persuaded him to share his story with the world.
WW II freedom fighter Pino Lella. The war came to Giuseppe “Pino” Lella right as he watched Fred Astaire dance with Ginger Rogers. It was the summer of 1943 and Lella, then 17 years old, was sitting next his brother, Mimmo, at a movie theater in his native Milan watching the cinematic duo twirl across the screen.
May 3, 2018 · Pino, who turned 92 in June 2018, is the subject of the terrific bestseller by Mark Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky. His son Michael tells the story here.
Nov 30, 2017 · Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager—obsessed with music, food, and girls—but his days of innocence are numbered.
