Monte Pulito is a small village (''curazia'') located in
San Marino
San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...
. It belongs to the castle of
Faetano
Faetano is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of San Marino. It has 1,177 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 7.75 km2.
Geography
It borders the Sammarinese municipalities of Montegiardino, Fiorentino, Borgo Maggiore, and Domagnano a ...
.
History
During the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
, between 17 and 20 of September 1944, the hill around Monte Pulito was the site of a battle between the
4th Indian Division (
British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...
) and the
278th Infantry Division (
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
). The engagement is known as "Battle of San Marino" or "Battle of Monte Pulito".
Geography
Monte Pulito is located under the same named hill, on the road between
Faetano
Faetano is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of San Marino. It has 1,177 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 7.75 km2.
Geography
It borders the Sammarinese municipalities of Montegiardino, Fiorentino, Borgo Maggiore, and Domagnano a ...
and the city of
San Marino
San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...
.
See also
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Faetano
Faetano is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of San Marino. It has 1,177 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 7.75 km2.
Geography
It borders the Sammarinese municipalities of Montegiardino, Fiorentino, Borgo Maggiore, and Domagnano a ...
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Cà Chiavello
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Calligaria
*
Corianino
Curazie in San Marino
Faetano
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