Berneri , a World War I veteran , University of Florence professor of humanities , and a member of the Unione Anarchica Italiana , fought always Fascists , and he started to fight fascism until1926 , when he was forced to escape from Italy and he went in France , then Switzerland , Germany , Belgium , Luxembourg , and finally the Netherlands . Berneri , a World War I veteran , University of Florence professor of humanities , and a member of the Unione Anarchica Italiana , had been opposed to the takeover of his country by Fascists , engaging in resistance until 1926 , when he was forced to take refuge to France , then Switzerland , Germany , Belgium , Luxembourg , and finally the Netherlands .