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Nazario Sauro (20 September 1880—10 August 1916) was an Austrian-born Italian irredentist and sailor.Born in Capodistria, in what was then the Austrian Littoral (today Koper, Slovenia), he took to sailing from a very young age, and became the captain of a cargo ship when he was only 20.

The crew was intercepted by the Austro-Hungarian destroyer Satellit, and imprisoned.

In June 1916, he was promoted Sub-Lieutenant on the Giacinto Pullino submarine, and awarded a Silver Medal.On July 30 of that year, Sauro's ship was sent over to carry out a sabotage in the Hungarian port of Fiume (now Rijeka in Croatia), but it crashed into a rock in the Kvarner Gulf.

Later, in 1910, Sauro became an employee of the shipping company Zuttiati, connecting ports in Istria and Dalmatia to San Giorgio di Nogaro and Cervignano del Friuli.When World War I erupted, Sauro's Italian nationalism made him capture an Austrian vessel which he then sailed to Venice, joining other refugees who had gathered in the city and were pressuring Italy to join the conflict on the Entente side.

1880 births1916 deathsPeople from KoperItalian military personnel of World War IItalian sailorsRegia Marina20th-century executions for treasonRecipients of the Silver Medal of Military ValorItalian people executed abroadPeople executed for treason against Austria-HungaryIstrian ItaliansNazario SauroNazario Sauro.

When Italy did join the effort in 1915, he was a voluntary in the Italian Navy, and assigned to a torpedo unit, accomplishing over 60 missions over a period of 14 months.

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