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Pesaro: Complesso “Il Platano”, già Concessionaria Fiat, già magazzino della famiglia Spreti
Pesaro: The ‘Plane tree buildings’, formerly a Fiat dealership, formerly the Spreti family’s storehouse
1
The Von Spreti-Weilbach of Germany
Are an offspring of the same kith and kin
Of the Spreti lineage in Italy
- Both countries have a common history -
I once bought a garage in what had been
The Spreti’s storehouse near Countermines’ street
For the produce of their Pesaro country seat
2
Young Count Hans Erwin Karl Martin Ernst
Von Spreti - slain when the Röhm boil burst
In the Badwiessee infighting foul play -
Was Karl Wolff’s friend and counterpart in the S.A.
3
Karl Wolff, the SS Reichsführer’s close mate,
Desk general and police envoy
Packed off to Mussolini’s doomed Rump State
As the Salò Republic’s viceroy
In which capacity - like an employee -
He sent a stunned Allen Dulles his CV
And in return was given a clean slate
(Lamberto Bozzi, 19/09/2015)