his GAP comrade Elio Chianesi on May 8th after a failed attempt on May 4th. He was hidden at the house of the painter Ottone Rosai to avoid recapture and to recover from injuries sustained during captivity (including several stab wounds). The assassination was criticized by the Partisan movement's Tuscany leadership, with the exception of the Communist Party, which approved. Subsequent activity, capture and death On July 9th, 1944, Bruno Fanciullacci and Elio Chianesi led a GAP squadron in a raid against the Santa Verdiana monastery, where some anti-fascists were being held prisoner. They succeeded in liberating 17 prisoners, including future Florence city councillor and Italian Communist Party activist Tosca Bucarelli. A few days later, Fanciullacci and Chianesi were captured by Mario Carità's Fascist forces in a trap set at the Piazza Santa Croce, having hidden themselves in an ambulance car. Chianesi was tortured to death on July 15th, while Fanciullacci was heavily injured while attempting escape on July 17th. He jumped out of the window of the Villa Triste where he was held for interrogation, and suffered a broken skull. As he lay unconscious, he was shot dead by the Fascist guards at point-blank range. Later that day, Mario Carità's forces committed the Piazza Tasso massacre, during which 5 were killed and 17 arrested and executed six days later on suspicion of Partisan activity. References Italian Marxists Italian partisans Italian resistance movement members 1919 births 1944 deaths it:Bruno Fanciullacci