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n 1938 Felice Benuzzi, a lawyer and an accomplished swimmer and mountaineer, went to Ethiopia as a Colonial Official in Italy's foreign service. By 1941 he was a prisoner of war. While interned in British POW Camp 354, Nanyuki, at the foot of Mount Kenya, Benuzzi and two fellow prisoners designed and built their own gear, broke out of the prison, climbed the 17,000 foot mountain and then returned to the camp.
Timeline
Birth- 16/11/1910
Vienna, Austria
Mount Kenya Climb: Location
Nanyuki, Kenya
Mount Kenya Climb: Escape
24/01/1943
Education: Institution
Rome University
Education: Place
Rome Italy
Gender
male
Other Facts
Full Name
Felice Benuzzi