The Republic of Ossola, a truly remarkable chapter in the history of the Italian Resistance, lasted for 43 days.
Despite its short duration, the Republic of Ossola was a democratic experiment that amazed the whole world, since it was carried out in a country at war.
The Resistance in Ossola Valley began after 8th September 1943 with the birth of the first anti-fascist groups, which included key figures such as Ettore Tibaldi and Silvestro Curotti. These developed into the first partisan groups, including the “Valdossola”, “Valtoce”, “Piave”, “Beltrami” and “Garibaldi”.
Countless episodes in the war of liberation took place in these valleys: the Villadossola uprising, dramatic deportations, the battle of Megolo, terrible round-ups in Val Grande and the miraculous rescue of the Simplon Railway Tunnel.
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