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Mugello: War, Resistance, and Society. The Thesis of Stefania Mencaroni

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A new master’s thesis explores the Mugello between Fascism, the Gothic Line, and the Resistance: battles, partisan brigades, violence against civilians, and sites of memory between the Futa Pass, the Giogo Pass, Monte Altuzzo, and Monte Giovi.

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Two hikers admiring the Tuscan landscape from the summit, in an outdoor hike sponsored by Gotica Toscana aps.

A son on Mount Altuzzo: Glenn finds his father Helmut again.

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Gotica Toscana participates in Veterans Day at Florence American Cemetery to honor the fallen of the 91st Division and promote the memory of the Italian campaign through MuGot visits, projects and activities.

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A Dive into History 2025: contents and images

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The 2025 edition of A Dive into History brought nearly 200 reenactors to Passo del Giogo. Between commemorative marches, artillery, Monuments Men, and scenes of military life, the event transformed the sites of the Gothic Line into a theater of memory. Guest of honor was actor James Madio, star of Band of Brothers, who shared moments of great humanity with reenactors and the public.

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James Madio, the “Frank Perconte” of Band of Brothers, guest of honor at MuGot

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Actor James Madio, renowned for his role as Frank Perconte in Band of Brothers, took part in “A Dive into History” 2025 at Passo del Giogo and visited the MuGot, amid solemn moments, meetings with fans, and reflections on the memory of the Gothic Line.

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A Dive into History 2025: free historical reenactment

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The Gotica Museum in Scarperia received as a donation the telephone and the reel used in the Vasari Corridor to coordinate the Florence uprising in 1944. A gesture of remembrance from the daughter of traffic officer Erio Breri, a protagonist of the Resistance. The article also retraces the mystery of the Germans’ failure to destroy the Ponte Vecchio.

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Snow and Remembrance on Altuzzo: The Visit of SETAF from Vicenza

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Il personale militare del SETAF di Vicenza ha visitato il MUGOT – Museo Gotica Toscana e il campo di battaglia del Passo del Giogo, nonostante neve e vento gelido. Dopo aver ammirato la collezione di reperti unici del museo, hanno esplorato le postazioni difensive tedesche e ripercorso la storia della battaglia di Monte Altuzzo, dove gli Alleati sfondarono la Linea Gotica nel settembre 1944. L’articolo invita i lettori a scoprire questo luogo di memoria e a visitare il MUGOT per un’esperienza immersiva nella storia della Seconda Guerra Mondiale.

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