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In Walserdeutsch (German dialect spoken in Valais/Wallis
canton in Switzerland) 'Val d'Ossola' is named 'Eschental'. Flag:
blue, green and red like the neckerchief worn by the partisans.
(According to an article in a magazine entitled: 'Separatists on
the Southern Frontier too) . Val d'Ossola is the valley southeast
of Valais/Wallis, with the cities Crevoladossola, Viladossola and
Domodossola in Novara province, Piemonte.
Jaume Olle (Translated by Jarig Bakker) , 12
September 1999
"Repubblica dell'Ossola" (10 sep - 23 oct 1944), one
of the seventeen republic proclaimed by the
"partigiani" in free zones in northern Italy during the
"resistenza" against the nazi-fascistic forces.
At <www.itinera2000.org>
there is a flag, probably used by the autority of this efhemeral
republic.
Marco Mariani, 8 May 2001
This sounds extremely strange. As far as I know, all the
"free" republic used the plain Italian tricolore.
Montefiorino republic used it, for instance (it was set up in my
district, I was there and visited the museum). Maybe somebody
charged the flag with the coat of arms or red stars, but the
green - white - red flag was never abandoned. Also the horizontal
pattern is unusual.
Pier Paolo Lugli, 8 May 2001
Republica d'Ossola flag was red, green and blue horizontal
according to vex bulletin, probably Flaggenmitteiulung. Also are
quoted other two republics with no known flag, that existed in
same dates. Republica Camia and Republica di Alto Montferrato
Jaume Olle', 8 May 2001
The blue "flag" with a white star and a tricolor
strip in the upper corner was actually a collar badge (Ital.
mostrina) of the partisans of "Valtoce" formation.
Subsequently a military flag was drown from it, and exclusively
used by the Valtoce partisan group. Today an original flag is
still preserved at Partisan Museum of Ornavasso. (Thanks to A.
Longo Dorni).
The so-called Republic of Ossola hoisted no flag but Italian
tricolor (almost always the monarchic one!) as well as the other
partisan Republics in Northern Italy. Note that the name
"Republic of Ossola" was coined only after the war, the
original being "Free Zone of Ossola (or Val d'Ossola)".
Roberto Breschi, 22 May 2001
On 10 September 1944, Italian partisans establish the Free
Republic of Ossola on the shore of Lake Maggiore (incl. Cannoba,
Intra, Verbania,Omegna, and Domodossola) comprised 35
municipalities situated long the Swiss frontier. On 23 October
1944, the Germans reoccupy the area and put an end to the
partisan republic.
Garry M. Borgacci, 11 December 2006
image by Matteo Colaone, 25 August 2000
This is a recently used flag of a "micro-region" of
Piemont, Val d'Ossola (or simply "Ossola"). It derived
from the fusion of Domo Coat of Arms (for High Ossola) and
Vogogna's "incudine" (=anvil) (for Low Ossola). I
suppose it was proposed in '80 by the famous Padanist and
vexillogist Gilberto Oneto. I've already seen some of this flags
charged with the writing "OSSOLA LIBERA" held by a
delegation of the cultural association "Libera Compagnia
Padana". These are the only Ossola flags I've seen; I've
never seen the one referred by Jaume Olle'.
However, Ossola is not more in Novara province (NO) but in the
recently established Verbano/Cusio/Ossola province (VB). Ossola
is also part of the Transnational Economic Community called
"Regio Insubrica" (VB+Como+Varese+Canton Ticino).
Matteo Colaone, 25 August 2000