Italian Sikhs are a growing religious minority in Italy, which has the second biggest Sikh population in Europe after the United Kingdom (525,000) and sixth largest number of Sikhs in the world. It is estimated that there are 220,000 Sikhs in Italy, constituting 0.3% of the total Italian population.
Two Sikh soldiers using a Bren light machine gun in the World War II (Italian campaign) near Villa Grande (15 January 1944)
A late night gathering of Sikhs with Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Italian General Ventura outside the walls of Lahore, ca.1830
A Sikh soldier of the 4th Division (the Red Eagles) of the Indian Army, attached to the British Fifth Army in Italy. Holding a captured Hakenkreuz (Hooked Cross) after the surrender of German forces in Italy, May 1945.
WWII Sikh Soldier Statue at Forli War Cemetery in Forlì, Italy
Brescia is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. With a population of more than 200,000, it is the second largest city in Lombardy and the fourth largest in northwest Italy. The urban area of Brescia extends beyond the administrative city limits and has a population of 672,822, while over 1.5 million people live in its metropolitan area. The city is the administrative capital of the Province of Brescia, one of the largest in Italy, with over 1,200,000 inhabitants.
The Capitolium in the Roman forum
Image: Brescia Duomo Nuovo visto dal castello
Image: 481Brescia Loggia
Image: Brescia Castello torre dei Prigionieri
