Una domenica di maggio. Il 1943 all'Alfa Romeo e a Pomigliano d'Arco

In the provinces of Southern Italy, there are entire towns that, when the Resistance began in the North, had already paid dearly for the Fascist withdrawal from the war, the German roundups, and the reprisals. Pomigliano d'Arco, home to an Alfa Romeo factory with an airstrip, a hub for overhaul, maintenance, and production of military aircraft, was a magnet for both American and German bombs. For the Allies, it was one of the first targets of the "Italian Campaign," and as early as May 30, 1943, they dropped 123,000 kilos of bombs there, heedless of the workers at work in the departments. The Germans, who had instead established themselves at the airport, spread terror through the town's streets for over a year. And after the Armistice, before leaving, they unleashed ferocious reprisals and roundups. How many died? Who were they? What stories do they tell? For Pomigliano, as for many other towns in the South, there has been more of a desire to forget than to remember. Instead, we should try to enter their homes, walk their streets, share their feelings and fears, and rediscover the meaning and value of their stolen lives.