Elio Martinis

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Elio Martinis
An image of Elio taken during his service as a partisan, between 1944 and 1945
Born(1921-10-26)26 October 1921
Died11 December 2013(2013-12-11) (aged 92)
Allegiance Italian Resistance Movement
Service years 1940 – 1943
1944 – 1945
RankCommander
UnitBrigata Garibaldi
Known forHis role in the Republic of Carnia and his fight against Kosakenland
ConflictsItalian Campaign (World War II)
AwardsBronze Medal for Military Valor

Elio Martinis (Ampezzo, 26 October 1921 – Tolmezzo, 11 December 2013) was an Italian partisan and paleontologist who led the "Leone Nassivera" Battalion of the Brigata Garibaldi's Carnia branch alongside Mario Candotti and Ciro Nigris. He was significant in the history of the Republic of Carnia and the fall of Kosakenland (A Cossack-Caucasian led autonomous entity under Nazi supervision).