PARINI Piero (1894-1993); in August 1932 was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary and are also taking the Directorate General of Labour Italian abroad; beginning the War of Ethiopia in 1936; decided to unite the Italian volunteers from abroad into one department known as the 'Legion of Italians abroad' under the command of General Henry Boscardi. In 1941; after the occupation of Greece; was appointed Civil Commissioner for the Ionian Islands until the fall of fascism July 25; 1943. Returning adventurously in Italy joined the Italian Social Republic and October 15; 1943 accepted the position of mayor of Milan. On 15 January 1944 was appointed head of the province and with the Federal Commissioner Vincenzo Costa created 10 large dining halls scattered throughout the city can provide the lowest possible price approximately 50;000 hot meals a day. Under the protection of Parini a group of Jews belonging to the lawyer Del Vecchio lived hidden in the palace of the prefecture. On August 7; 1944; an attack; in Viale Abruzzi; caused numerous civilian casualties and no casualties among the Germans; however; the German reaction was swift and violent; with the decision to shoot in the Piazzale Loreto in retaliation taken by the 15 anti-fascists with San Vittore a platoon composed of soldiers of the Legion Autonomous Mobile Ettore Muti; thereby directly involving fascism in Milan. Parini; already critical of positions; contrary to retaliate; he resigned. He spent the last months of the war as a private citizen; avoiding getting involved in politics.; Photographic portrait of Ghitta Carell; about 1935.