The Property of Foreigners. The Spoliation of “Enemy Property” in Lombardy
Journal title STORIA IN LOMBARDIA
Author/s Saverio Colacicco
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/1
Language Italian Pages 23 P. 77-99 File size 886 KB
DOI 10.3280/SIL2025-001003
DOI is like a bar code for intellectual property: to have more infomation
click here
Below, you can see the article first page
If you want to buy this article in PDF format, you can do it, following the instructions to buy download credits
FrancoAngeli is member of Publishers International Linking Association, Inc (PILA), a not-for-profit association which run the CrossRef service enabling links to and from online scholarly content.
The spoliation and confiscation of private, industrial, and commercial property belonging to citizens persecuted for racial reasons and considered “enemies” was a defining feature of the Fascist regime’s domestic policy between 1938 and 1945. However, unlike the economic persecution of citizens identified as Jewish, the cases concerning the so-called “enemies” have not attracted significant historiographical interest. Therefore, a general overview of the relevant legislation affecting so-called “enemy property” has first been provided. At the same time, through the study of documents from the Egeli archive, held at the Historical Archive of Intesa Sanpaolo in Milan, it has been possible to analyze the activities of Cassa di Risparmio delle Province Lombarde (Cariplo), which, between 1939 and 1945, managed both Jewish and “enemy” assets subjected to seizure and confiscation by Fascist authorities. Finally, the process of spoliation, confiscation, and restitution of the Molho-Bassano family’s assets has been selected as a case study.
Keywords: Milan, Lombardy, “enemy property”, spoliation, sequestration, confiscation.
Saverio Colacicco, I beni degli stranieri. La spoliazione dei “beni nemici” in Lombardia in "STORIA IN LOMBARDIA" 1/2025, pp 77-99, DOI: 10.3280/SIL2025-001003