Irma Bandiera

Irma Bandiera (1915-1944) was a member of the seventh Gruppo di azione patriottica. In 1944 she was captured, blinded, and killed. Enrico Berlinguer, of the Italian Communist Party, held her in high esteem praising her alongside Maria Goretti. A via in her native Bologna is named for her and the song Mimma e Balella relates to her.