Woman whose cake was stolen 77 years ago finally gets apology – and a new cake

As belated birthdays go, Meri Mion’s thirteenth celebrations actually do take the cake.

In 1945, American troopers marched into the town of Vicenza in Italy, close to to the village of San Pietro.

The 88th Infantry Division had reached the town after intense combating with German troopers.

In San Pietro, Meri and her mom had been on the brink of have fun her thirteenth birthday.

A freshly baked cake had been left on the windowsill to chill when the pair heard the battle between American and German troopers had reached a climax.

They scarpered to an attic in a close-by farm constructing the place they spent the evening.

Bullets from retreating Nazi troopers rained down on their home however, by morning, the Germans had gone.

However Meri’s birthday cake had additionally vanished – and it's thought peckish US troopers had scoffed it on their approach to Vicenza.

America has now formally apologised for the misplaced cake, and even purchased Meri a substitute.

Meri was rewarded with a substitute birthday cake in Vicenza this morning (Image: AP)

It commemorated her misplaced thirteenth birthday – but in addition celebrated her ninetieth in the present day (Image: Laura Kreider)

The Italian, who turned 90 in the present day, dabbed away tears as she was introduced with the cake throughout a particular ceremony held this morning.

She uttered ‘mamma mia’ and ‘grazie’ as she accepted the gesture of goodwill.

Troopers, native residents and Italian veterans troopers all gathered to sing Comfortable Birthday to her in each Italian and in English because the solar shone.

Meri waved American flags and beamed on the US troopers as she celebrated her birthday.

Meri appears to have forgiven America for the cake-eating incident of 1945 (Image:Laura Kreider)

Sgt. Peter Wallis introduced the belated birthday cake throughout a ceremony in the present day (Image: Laura Kreider)

Meri was each emotional and shocked the US troopers had returned the cake, 77 years later.

‘Tomorrow, we'll eat that dessert, with all my household remembering this excellent day that I'll always remember,’ she stated.

Sgt. Peter Wallis, from Washington, introduced the cake to Meri, with Col. Matthew Gomlak, commander of U.S. Military Garrison Italy.

Sgt Wallis stated: ‘It was slightly awkward, but it surely makes me really feel nice to provide her the cake.’

Round 19 US troopers have been killed or wounded and a number of other tanks destroyed when the Germans have been ejected from Vicenza again in 1945.

There have been cheers from Italians as People marched into the town after successful the struggle.

Throughout a parade by Corso Palladio, Vicenza’s well-known thoroughfare, delighted residents even supplied the troops bread and wine.

‘That heat welcome by the folks of Vicenza continues to today,’ Col Gomlak added.

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