Riccardo Bauer

Riccardo Bauer (6 January 1896 – 15 October 1982) was an Italian anti-fascist journalist and political figure. He was one of the early Italians who fought against Benito Mussolini's rule. Due to his activities Bauer was imprisoned for a long time and was freed only after the collapse of the Fascist rule in 1943.

Biography Riccardo Bauer was born in Milan on 6 January 1896. His parents were Francesco who was from Bohemia and Giuseppina Cairoli. In 1926 Bauer helped Filippo Turati's escape from Milan to Paris due to the oppression of the Fascist rule. Bauer was sentenced to 20 years in prison and was released only after the end of the Fascist rule on 25 July 1943. Bauer was one of the leaders of the armed Giustizia e Libertà units operating in Rome. He was president of the Humanitarian Society in Milan from 1950 to 1969. He died at a clinic in Milan on 15 October 1982.