Alexander Chancellor

Brave, noble, forgotten – the other side of Italy’s second world war

Most of these escapees were ill-clad, hungry and in constant danger of betrayal

Reinhard Heydrich deputy Gestapo chief, also known as 'The Hangman' during a visit to Rome [Hulton Archive/Getty Images] 
issue 28 June 2014
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