Last week marked a deeply meaningful moment for Associazione Benàch. The Lost Mountaineers , our documentary dedicated to the memory of the 25 soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division who drowned in Lake Garda on 30 April 1945, was screened on both sides of the Atlantic — in Italy and in the United States — during the days surrounding Veterans Day. This symbolic timing made these screenings even more poignant. The Associazione Benàch team presenting The Lost Mountaineers to th

Yesterday, history came alive in a way none of us will forget. For our upcoming doc, With Love, Billy , dedicated to Brigadier General William O. Darby, we recorded an extraordinary interview with Mrs. Zoe Ann Batten (102) — who knew Darby simply as “Billy,” the boy next door in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Mrs. Zoe Ann Batten and her daughter's, Sarah batten Lourn (L), and Sally Batten Haislip (R) 📍 Fort Smith Museum of History 🌍 Connected live with Nago–Torbole, Italy She rememb

A pair of original 10th Mountain Division ski-mountain boots, donated by a 92-year-old resident from the Lake Garda region. The original soles were replaced after the war when the boots were reused by a local Italian — a powerful reminder of how valuable such equipment was to civilians in the difficult years following World War II.

We are deeply honored to announce that The Lost Mountaineers will be presented at the Denver Public Library — thanks to Keli Schmid , the amazing 10th Mountain Division Archivist, who recently inaugurated the Associazione Benàch Welcome & Research Centre here in Italy. Keli will now be hosting a special screening of our 10th Mountain Division documentary! 📅 Date: Sunday, November 9 🕚 Time: 11:30 a.m. 📍 Location: Denver Public Library The Lost Mountaineers tells the movi

On a very special day in Torbole last Tuesday, Keli Schmid , Archivist for the 10th Mountain Division at the Denver Public Library in...

🎥 On Saturday, 27th September, The Lost Mountaineers was screened at Militaria alla Torre in Bologna, one of Italy’s largest military...

A U.S. paratrooper from Vicenza salutes over the waters where the DUKW sank, as a wreath honors the 25 missing soldiers of the 10th...

The Association Benach is delighted and proud to have presented our 80th Anniversary Memorial Coin to Howard Koch, a veteran and 1LT of...

We were incredibly proud to screen The Lost Mountaineers 🎬 at Fort Drum , the modern home of the 10th Mountain Division ⛰️. Telling the...

Remembering the 25 MIA of the 10th Mountain Division: Missing Man Table at Torbole, placed by Association Benach. This September 20,...

We’re thrilled to welcome Darby Watkins to our team as we bring With Love, Billy to life—a documentary about his uncle, Brigadier...