23/08/14  |  History
24 happened August 1895: Liguria starts almost unscathed
The long period spent by the unit in Brazil went almost unscathed from infections, having occurred only on board a case of yellow fever, but in the estuary of the Rio de la ...
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23/08/14  |  History
23 Happened August 1913: The Academy Expansion
[Previously the academy was built in the area of ​​the San Jacopo hospital and only later, with the extension works of the 1913-1915, will it also incorporate the area of ​​...
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21/08/14  |  History
The Navy's fleet prepares for the Great War
The Taranto base was chosen, in relation to Italian neutrality, to avoid any susceptibility both from the Entente and from the Central Powers. Taranto, ...
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19/08/14  |  History
20 happened August 1911: The Navy to maneuvers with the Army
Both belong organically to the Army but some planes (four), despite being exclusively terrestrial, are piloted by Navy officers; the two...
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19/08/14  |  History
Centenary ago: the prodromes of the Great Italian War
The progressive increase in tension between the central empires and the Entente nations and the ever-increasing popular ferment, fueled by the futurist movement, advised the ...
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19/08/14  |  History
19 Happened August 1912: First Italian patented on seaplanes
Already on Monday 30 August of the 1909 in Vigna di Valle, after an ascension of examination, the vessel lieutenant Guido Scelsi obtained the patent of an airship pilot establishing ...
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18/08/14  |  History
18 Happened August 1911: First Official of the GN with the Eagle
Source: Military Navy
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17/08/14  |  History
17 Happened August 1915: Sunk the Jalea Submarine
Of the crew of 18 men only six survivors are able to leave the boat but only one, the torpedo boat Arturo Vietri, manages to save himself by swimming in Grado. The commander...
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16/08/14  |  History
16 Happened August 1914: The First Sunken Austrian Ship
In the action that followed, Ulan managed to slip away and return to Cattaro while the Zenta (commander, captain of ...
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15/08/14  |  History
The Panama Canal is one hundred years old
It is a titanic work of the early years of the '900, conducted among a thousand difficulties and sacrifices, which redefined the ...
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15/08/14  |  History
15 Happened August 1895: Lost the Tiber Tank
[La Tevere was the former British Voodok built at the Thompson shipyard in Northwich; had a displacement of 960 t with ...
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14/08/14  |  History
14 Happened August 1873: In Spain in defense of compatriots
The naval group composed of the armored frigates Roma, San Martino, Venezia and the Authion notice, has the mission of ...
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12/08/14  |  History
12 happened on August 1863: The register of military ships matriculation
A forerunner of today's registration register of the ship, today kept on board and updated by the officer ...
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10/08/14  |  History
10 August 1916: the sacrifice of Nazario Sauro
In the early hours of the 31 July 1916 the submarine Giacinto Pullino ran aground on the rock of the Galiola (at ...
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10/08/14  |  History
The 10 August 1865 Happened: Body Infantry Reparation RM
Following these reductions the strength of each regiment is of 1887 men of which 59 official. Source: Marina Militare
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08/08/14  |  History
08 Happened August 1889: Pajamas Push in Service
Project of Sir Philip Watts, Piedmont represented in the field of protected cruisers a remarkable progress ...
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07/08/14  |  History
07 happened on August 1912: Tests from the top of underwater visibility
These are identified by a dimension of 600 m: first the one painted in white, then the light blue and finally the red one ....
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06/08/14  |  History
06 Happened August 1928: Submissive F 14 Sinked
[23 was launched on January 1917 and 18 entered service on March of the same year; displaced 262 / 319 t for a ...
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06/08/14  |  History
06 Happened August 1894: Latest Washington Campaign
It will be the last hydrographic campaign by the now old unit which subsequently moved to La Spezia, will be placed in ...
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05/08/14  |  History
05 Happened August 1915: Sunken Nereide Submarine
The Nereid sinks in two sections with the total loss of the crew, 20 men (two officers, four ...
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Tribute (due) to the 80th "Roma" infantry who takes leave with honor

Well, yes, we are now used to witnessing the closure of the barracks and perhaps even a little to burying the long history of the departments, a phenomenon which however does not erase the memories. It also touched...

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As announced by the Iranian regime, the announced retaliation for the (unannounced) attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on 1 April 2024 which led to the death of...
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Mine is not meant to be a sterile controversy but after more than thirty years of wearing the uniform I consider it a "fair" controversy. Decisions regarding the size and composition of forces...
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