Ettore Ovazza
Ettore Ovazza (21 March 1892 – 11 October 1943) was an Italian Jewish banker. He was an early financer of Benito Mussolini, of whom he was a personal friend, and Italian fascism, which he supported until the Italian racial laws of 1938. He founded the journal La nostra bandiera. Believing that his position would be restored after the war, Ovazza stayed on after the Germans marched into Italy. Together with his wife and children, shortly after the Fall of Fascism and Mussolini's government during World War II, he was executed near the Swiss border by SS troops in 1943.
Ettore Ovazza | |
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Black and white photograph of Ettore Ovazza and his wife Nella Sacerdoti | |
| Born | 21 March 1892 Turin, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 11 October 1943 (aged 51) |
| Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Known for | Financer and political supporter of Italian fascism |
| Political party | National Fascist Party |
| Relatives | Jean-Paul Elkann Gianni Agnelli John Elkann |
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