Source: Military Navy
3 February 1943: sinking of the Lightning
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in the Sicilian Channel of the destroyer Saetta due to the explosion of a mine. The commander, corvette captain Enea Picchio, veteran of the convoy escorts, after doing his best to rescue the crew disappears into the sea with the unit, earning the gold medal for military valor in memory.
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Admirals of World War II: Isoroku Yamamoto
Among the most important figures, during the Second World War, for the Japanese Empire (and not only) there was the...
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08/11/24 | History
"Condottieri" class light cruisers, "Duca d'Aosta" type (2 units)
The two “Duca d'Aosta” class cruisers were an evolution of the two previous “Montecuccoli”. Externally identical to the...
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04/11/24 | History
British Tanks in World War I: The Mark I
The British Mark I tank was the first mass-produced tracked armoured vehicle, and the first...
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30/10/24 | History
"Condottieri" class cruisers, "Duca degli Abruzzi" type (2 units)
They are the last of the five classes of cruisers in the Condottieri series. Excellent units among the best...
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28/10/24 | History
The (non) Italian tanks: the M11/39
The M11/39 was an Italian medium tank (built by Ansaldo) used during the Second World War. The...
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26/10/24 | History
Trieste to Italy: 70th Anniversary
On October 26, 1954, Trieste returned to Italy, and the ships of the Italian Navy once again took possession of the city...
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22/10/24 | History
The Third Reich in the Arab World after 1945
By the end of 1944, with the German army in retreat and no prospect of a breakthrough, the Middle East was not...
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21/10/24 | History
Japanese Fighters: The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa
The Nakajima Ki-43, nicknamed Hayabusa (peregrine falcon), was an important Japanese fighter aircraft used in the...
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16/10/24 | History
The escort aircraft carriers
Between the two wars and before the outbreak of the Second World War, with a few exceptions,...
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14/10/24 | History
British Bombers in World War I: The Handley Page Type O
The Handley Page Type O was an important biplane bomber operated by the United Kingdom during the First World War....
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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...
"Il Signor Parolini" (ninth part)
The baked chicken, as expected, had lived up to its reputation, consolidating, where needed, the undisputed culinary mastery of Gastone, chief ...