Historical Museum of the War of Liberation 1943 - 1945

Palazzo Guinigi, Via S. Andrea, 43

Documents, objects and materials of military equipment, uniforms, photographs, memorabilia from the Italian Liberation Corps and the Allied Armed Corps.

The Museum occupies five rooms each dedicated to a different section. The entrance hall illustrates the Russian Campaign (1941-1943). The first room is dedicated to the 1938-1943 period: here we find documents on the racial laws, officers' uniforms, photographs showing the damage to Italian towns and cities, maps with all prison camps marked on them. The second room shows relics and photos of clergymen murdered by the nazis.The third room is the largest: here we find a large number of showcases with relics of the "Corpo Italiano di Liberazione" and the Allied Troops that took part in the Italian Liberation War (1943-1945) together with a substantial collection of photographs. The fourth room, finally, illustrates the contribution of citizens to the liberation of the Province of Lucca.

• ROSI C. G., Arcangelo Toschi, diario di una vita, Pagnini Editore, Firenze 1997
• MARIANI S., ROSI C. G., Cuore 1944, Antologia della Resistenza europea, edizioni il Centro di Educazione Democratica, Lucca 1976
• AA.VV. (a cura del Comitato Provinciale Patrioti Lucchesi), profili di Patrioti della Provincia di Lucca.