Debate on unresolved issues between Italy and Germany

(AGI) Munich, Oct 21 - The historical period of 1915-1943 and the unresolved issues between Italy and Germany is the subject of a round table discussion at the Italian Cultural Institute in Munich. Paolo Emilio Petrillo will present his book, "Lacerazione. 1915-1943. I nodi irrisolti tra Italia e Germania (Laceration. 1915-1943. Unresolved issues between Italy and Germany) and narrate the origin and the consequences of the time on Nov. 8 at the discussion chaired by Thomas Schlemmer of the Institut fur Zeitgeschichte of Munich. Italy signed the armistice with the Allies on September 8, 1943, severing its pact with the German Reich. The date for Italy has become a symbol, a metaphor of the country's moral weakness and its greatness at the same time. But what does that date mean for Germany? How did the German institutions and, above all, the civilian population and the thousands of soldiers regard "Badoglio's Proclamation"? To what extent is the judgment passed at the time conditioning the way Italy is perceived today? Emilio Petrillo, a writer who has written about history and German politics from Berlin, tries to answer these questions in light of recent events. It is an important contribution, not a revisionist polemic, aiming at contributing to the shaping of a new, more considered understanding of the tragedy which led to todays' Europe and Italy. (AGI). .