18/12/15  |  History
18 December 1941: Alexandria Night
"The assault vehicle is the only means of war that asks itself the prodigious characteristic to achieve decisive results without mourning any family. This ...
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16/12/15  |  History
16 December 1902: International blockade of Venezuela for unpaid debts
Tuesday - After the ultimatums of the British, German and Italian governments, the blockade of the Venezuelan coasts begins with a multinational naval force formed by four ...
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16/12/15  |  History
16 December 1878: Law "BRIN"
Monday - Law on the reorganization of personnel, better known as the “Brin Law”. They are military Corps, each organically and hierarchically defined: General Staff: 458 ...
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15/12/15  |  History
15 December 1905 The first submarine torpedo boat enters service
Friday - The submarine Glauco enters service in Venice, the first unit of the homonymous class of five boats, defined in the nomenclature of the time as “torpedo boats ...
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14/12/15  |  History
December 14, 1941, with the raiders on board the submarine Scirè heads south. Everything is ready for the Alexandria enterprise
After the navigation from La Spezia to Leros (read the previous part of the story), the refueling and repairs on the Greek island, the commander of the submarine Scirè, captain ...
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14/12/15  |  History
14 December 1911: The airships in the Italian-Turkish war
Thursday - The airships P.2 and P.3, of the so-called "semi-rigid" type, are deflated, disassembled and loaded in Naples on the Tuscany steamship with destination Tripoli, where ...
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13/12/15  |  History
13 December 1896: Admirals Committee established
Sunday - The new body is responsible for questions relating to mobilization, studies on Naval Forces and their preparation, maritime defense, ...
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12/12/15  |  History
12 December 1940: Clash off Libya
A sudden snowstorm forces some British units, engaged in a bombing of the Libyan coast, to abandon the mission and fall back. On the way to ...
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11/12/15  |  History
11 December 1942: Navy Raiders force Algiers harbor
To counter the maneuvers of the Allies in Africa, the Italian Navy plans and carries out a foray into the ...
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10/12/15  |  History
10 December 1981: Assigned to the 2 ° MARISTAELI Group Catania the first AB 212 ASW helicopter
The ASW version of the ultra-modern Agusta Bell helicopter begins his career at the Navy operational units ...
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09/12/15  |  History
9 December 1941, the Scirè submarine reaches Lero. The Alexandria company is approaching
After departure (read the first part of the story), on 3 December 1941 "The navigation of the Scirè, completed ...
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09/12/15  |  History
9 December 1917: Forcing of the port of Trieste and sinking of the Austro-Hungarian battleship Wien
After arresting the 16 November, the enemy offensive in Cortellazzo, thus preventing the Germans and the Austrians from ...
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08/12/15  |  History
08 December 1943: the battle of Monte Lungo
In the framework of the operations for the breakthrough of the "Winter Line" the 1 ° Group was inserted in the ...
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07/12/15  |  History
7 December 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941 is Sunday in Pearl Harbor. The island of Hawaii that welcomes the US Navy fleet to its ...
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07/12/15  |  History
07 December 1915: Incursion of the Italian torpedo boats behind the opposing lines
On 1915 December 2 four Italian torpedo boats, 3PN, 6PN, 30PN and XNUMXAS, under the command of the lieutenant captain Marco ...
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05/12/15  |  History
05 December 1905: New operation of the landing units of the Regia Marina
After the important experiences in Crete in the 1897-1900 and in China between the 1900-1905, the Navy landing units ...
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04/12/15  |  History
04 December 1861: Santa Barbara. the Navy elects its patron saint
Christian martyr subjected to the torment of the fire the 4 December 306 dC, the Saint has been venerated as patroness of ...
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03/12/15  |  History
3 December 1941 begins the operation GA3, countdown to the Company of Alexandria
Exactly seventy-four years ago he had started the GA3 operation. In the late afternoon of 3 December 1941 the ...
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03/12/15  |  History
03 December 1887: The torpedo boat teller Etna enters service
Saturday - The torpedo boat Etna enters service in Naples, one of the first protected cruisers destined to give ...
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02/12/15  |  History
02 December 1909: explorer baptized "Quarto", the forerunner of light cruisers
On 2 December 1909 the glorious name Quarto was imposed on the new combat unit under construction at the Arsenal ...
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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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"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 ...

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Backchannels and fireworks: US mediation behind Iranian retaliation on Israel?
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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Letters to Defense Online: "Carabinieri and sinking of the Garibaldi"
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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