An Italian man, rescued as a young boy orphaned in Italy during the Second World War, has come to Toronto to thank the families of the Canadian soldiers who saved him.

In WW2 my mothers village in Rhodes was occupied first by the Italians then the Germans. My grandfather told us a story about a 18 year old Italian soldier who they helped keep alive when the Nazi ...

We told him it was his uniform from being in the army,” she said. “It was really heartwarming.” Her 106-year-old father tried on the uniform one more time.

80 years later, researchers in Łambinowice, Poland, identify World War II Italian POWs buried in unmarked graves using archival records and excavation.

Goliordo Pavan in his uniform. We are Italian and grew up in Tessera near Venice. There was me, Gina, my sister Norma, and two brothers - Silvano and Goliordo. Goliordo was sent to fight the allies.