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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.
May 3, 2018 · Pino Lella is a 92-year-old man who was a teenaged Alpine guide in Italy during World War II and the fall of Fascism. He was trained by a Catholic priest to resist the Nazis and help Jews escape from the Alps to Switzerland. He is the protagonist of Mark T. Sullivan's bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky, which tells his story and that of his family.
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Oct 14, 2021 · Learn about the life and exploits of Giuseppe Lella, a young Italian who became a spy for the Allies and a participant in the underground railroad that protected Italy's Jews during World War II. Read his story in Mark Sullivan's novel "Beneath a Scarlet Sky" and its upcoming Hollywood adaptation.
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Mar 31, 2018 · WW II freedom fighter Pino Lella Jim Distasio March 31, 2018 Profiles , War Stories 2 Comments 21,148 Views A spy for the Allies and a participant in the underground railroad that protected Italy’s Jews during World War II, Giuseppe Lella considered himself a coward until an American author persuaded him to share his story with the world.
- Jim Distasio
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.
Aug 16, 2017 · Sullivan's novel follows the real-life story of Pino Lella, an Italian teenager who joined an underground railroad during World War II. He helped Jews escape to freedom as Nazi forces closed...
Jun 13, 2018 · This gripping tale is based on the true story of young Lella, who at the age of 17 was recruited by Father Re, a family friend, to guide Jewish refugees over the Alps to Switzerland. Pino and...