Montezemolo was born in Turin , Italy of a noble family . His father Giuseppe was an Army officer , tortured and executed during the Ardeatine massacre for his role in resisting the Nazi occupation of Rome . During that year Andrea was kept hidden from the Nazis by the Ukrainian clergy in the Ukrainian Pontifical College of Saint Josaphat . Andrea and his sister Adriana have , on several occasions , been noted for their forgiveness of the perpetrators , notably Erich Priebke . He is related to Luca di Montezemolo , former president of Ferrari , former chairman of FIAT and chairman of Alitalia
Ardeatine massacre
Ardeatine massacre
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo