Carmelo Borg Pisani

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Pisani: Gold Medal at Military Valor

Carmelo Borg Pisani (born August 10, 1915 in Cottonera, Malta, died November 28, 1942 in Malta) is a Maltese nationalist, fascist and collaborator during the Second World War. Curriculum vitae

He attended the Italian-speaking high school artistic them. King Umberto I, then the painting school Carnana Dingli. For good academic results he won a scholarship to study in Rome, which began in October 1936. His views were extremely nationalist; He believed that British governments were destroying the Latin spirit of the Maltese. Therefore, in order to rebuild independent Malta, you must be armed against the English. For this reason, during his studies, he joined a group of fellow members of the National Fascist Party and black shirts. On May 30, 1940, in a letter to Benito Mussolini, he offered his services in the fight against the British. A few days later he volunteered to join the Italian army. He participated in the ranks of Compagnia Speciale del Gruppo CC.NN. da sbarco della 50a Legion in campaign against Greece, then occupation of Cephalonia. On the night of 17 May 1842, he was sent to Malta on a secret mission as an Italian spy. He was about to land in the Ras-Dawwar area and then hide his equipment in the nearby cave. However, due to very bad weather and storm, climbing to the high and steep cliff lost most of the equipment and was spotted by the British patrol boat. He was transferred to a military hospital in Mtarfa, where he was cast as a fugitive under the false name of Caio Borghi. However, he was recognized by Capt. Tom Warrington, his childhood friend, arrested and imprisoned in Corradino di Paola prison near La Valetta. After the investigation, he was accused of treason. On November 19, he was sentenced to death on November 28th by hanging. On May 4, 1943, the Italians decorated him posthumously with the Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare.

Nowadays, Maltese is considered by many to be part of the Italians, while others (such as Norman Lowell, the leader of the Maltese extreme right) are national heroes.

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