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Monte Pulito
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Monte Pulito is a small village (curazia) located in San Marino

San Marino

San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...

. It belongs to the castle of Faetano

Faetano

Faetano is one of the 9 communes or "castelli" of San Marino. It has 1.132 inhabitants in an area of 7,75 km².-Geography:...

.

History

During the Second World War

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, between 17 and 20 of September 1944, the hill around Monte Pulito was the filed of a battle between the 4th Indian Division (British India

British Raj

British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

) and the 278th Infantry Division (Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...

). The engagement is known as "Battle of San Marino" or "Battle of Monte Pulito".

Geography

Monte Pulito is located under the same named hill, on the road between Faetano

Faetano

Faetano is one of the 9 communes or "castelli" of San Marino. It has 1.132 inhabitants in an area of 7,75 km².-Geography:...

 and the city of San Marino.

See also

• Faetano
  Faetano
  Faetano is one of the 9 communes or "castelli" of San Marino. It has 1.132 inhabitants in an area of 7,75 km².-Geography:...
  
  
• Cà Chiavello
• Calligaria
• Corianino
  Corianino
  Corianino is a small village in eastern San Marino. It belongs to the castle of Faetano.-Geography:Corianino is located in the middle of its castle, on the road between Faetano and Borgo Maggiore.-See also:*Faetano*Cà Chiavello...