Francesco Rismondo
Francesco Rismondo | |
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| Born | 15 April 1885 Austrian Dalmatia |
| Died | August 10, 1915 (aged 30) Gorizia? |
| Allegiance | Italy |
| Service/ | Italian Army |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Silver Medal of Military Valour |
Francesco Rismondo (1885 – 1915) was an Austrian-born Italian irredentist and decorated military volunteer.[1]
Rismondo was born in Split-Spalato, when this town was in Austrian Dalmatia, into a very wealthy Dalmatian Italian family: his father was a ship-owner. He was a cycling enthusiast and as such also became president of the Associazione Veloce (Fast Club) in Split. After his business studies at the University of Graz, he practiced in the UK and became a manager in the agency of the Società di navigazione Dalmazia (Dalmatian Navigation Company), owned by his father.
In 1915, a few weeks before the Italian intervention in World War I, Rismondo entered,[ambiguous] with his wife under a false name, the Kingdom of Italy and on June 16 he enlisted as a volunteer in the Italian Army to fight in the war against Austria-Hungary. Initially, Rismondo was chosen for interpreter work thanks to his linguistic knowledge,[citation needed] but he insisted on being assigned to the front and it was thus that he was incorporated into the 8th cyclist battalion of the VIII Bersaglieri regiment and sent to the Karst front, where he distinguished himself on Monte San Michele on July 21.[citation needed]
His death is still unclear; he was reported missing by the army, and was probably wounded in a fight near Opatje Selo and became an Austrian prisoner. According to some sources, he was recognized as a deserter: he was betrayed by a snuffbox, with a dedication, and executed by hanging on 10 August 1915, probably in Gorizia. According to other sources, he tried to escape in Opatija-Abbazia with a group of prisoners during an Italian attack and was killed by the guards during the attempt. However, his body was never found, nor was a written document proving the possible death sentence; Gabriele D'Annunzio called him the Assumption of Dalmatia. During the initial post-war period, the popular belief in Rismondo as a martyr became national lore and he was posthumously awarded the Silver Medal of Military Valour.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "RISMONDO, Francesco". Enciclopedia Italiana (in italiano). Treccani. Retrieved 2020-12-16. Unknown parameter
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