Campobasso names a Largo after Captain Massimo Tosti. The official ceremony on Friday 20 October 2023 at 10.30 am 

Campobasso names a Largo after Captain Massimo Tosti. The official ceremony on Friday 20 October 2023 at 10.30 am.

Campobasso.Thanks to the proposal ofLawyer Antonio Vinciguerra, group leader of 5 Star Movementand in the City Council, during the pandemic, the figure of the was brought to the attention of the Commission first and then of public opinion Captain Massimo Tosti – the policeman who saved 4000 Jews.

On the occasion of the events organized for the Remembrance Day in 2021, the Municipality of Campobasso proposed the presentation of the book "With your head held high” by Giuseppe Altamore, San Paolo editions, dedicated to the heroic life of the Captain of the Carabinieri Massimo Tosti, in which the author retraces the events ofArms of the Carabinieri, focusing, in particular, on the undisputed qualities of courage, loyalty and altruism that allowed the Captain to save numerous Jews from the Nazi concentration camps during the World War II, putting their personal safety at serious risk.

Already during this first city event, with which we wanted to present this extraordinary story to the city, the Vice Mayor Paola Felice, anticipated the desire of the municipal administration to name a street after the heroic carabiniere after whom Campobasso was the birthplace.

Captain Massimo Tosti, born in Campobasso on February 13, 1901 It's disappeared a Milano on March 13, 1976, regardless of the racial laws introduced by the fascist regime and together with other soldiers, saved around 4000 Jews during the Second World War.

After completing the administrative process with the Resolution n.60 of 28/02/2023 and with the authorization of Prefect, the municipal council has decided to name the area in front of the monument dedicated to the fallen of the Army, located in C. da Colle delle Api, with the following toponym: “Largo Captain Massimo Tosti”, taking into account above all the symbolic value of the place itself, capable of representing, in our regional capital, the importance of the history ofCarabinieri and Italy along that path, heroic and sometimes fatal and dramatic, which starts from World War I and ends in the aftermath of the Second World War.

"I thank - declares Paula Felix - everyone worked hard to bring to light heroic episodes that had remained unknown until now. History reminds us that there were many people who resisted with acts of resistance within the concentration camps, just as there were courageous individuals known as "Righteous Among the Nations" who hid and saved Jews from persecution among whom we hope soon to also include our Captain Tosti. Never before have we all been committed to promoting peace, tolerance and justice throughout the world, so that such horrible events never happen again.”

At the dedication ceremony, which will be held in the presence of Civil and military authorities, whose children will be welcome guests Giancarlo and Adriana Tosti and family, some middle and high school students will also participate.