24/11/15  |  History
24 November 1911: Hard battles in Libya for the battalion landing of the battleship Napoli
Friday - To give greater security to the deployment of Derna, the command of the Italian garrison operates an offensive survey on three columns in the inland areas, in ...
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23/11/15  |  History
23 November 1888: The starting point for Italian submarines
Friday - The first French submarine Gymnote (built in the Toulon arsenal and launched the 24 September 1888) of 30 electric propulsion designed by Eng.
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21/11/15  |  History
21 November 1917: Incursion of Italian destroyers against the opposing lines at Grisolera
To support the Italian defense on the Piave, repeating the success of the previous 19 / 11 with the bombardment of enemy lines between Revedoli, Santa Croce and Caorle, a ...
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21/11/15  |  History
21 November 1913: The San Giorgio gets stuck
Friday - In the late afternoon the armored cruiser San Giorgio under the command of the captain of the vessel Adolfo Cacace, flying the sign of the commander of the 2a Naval Division ...
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19/11/15  |  History
19 November 1911: Inauguration of the most powerful Italian radio station
Sunday - Inauguration in the presence of Guglielmo Marconi of the RT station of Coltano (Pisa) of 250 kW, the most powerful Italian radio station. The station at the outbreak of ...
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18/11/15  |  History
18 November 1862: The first floor of the Regia Marina was presented in Parliament
Tuesday - The minister presents a bill in Parliament for the organic plan of the Navy, the first of the Regia Marina which provides a naval line centered on 24 ...
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17/11/15  |  History
17 November 1860, the Navy is born
"The undersigned, responsible for the administration of the things of the sea of ​​a State located in the middle of the Mediterranean, rich in enviable extension of coasts and a large ...
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17/11/15  |  History
17 November 1869: Opening for navigation of the Suez Canal
Wednesday - Opening to navigation of the Suez Canal solemnly inaugurated with a long line of ships, at the head of which the Aigle, imperial yacht ...
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16/11/15  |  History
16 November 1895: Italian ships in defense of compatriots during the "Hamidian massacres"
Saturday - The 1a Division of the Active Naval Team (battleships King Umberto and Andrea Doria, torpedo boats ...
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16/11/15  |  History
16 November 1876: The first "cruise ship" enters service
Thursday - Cristoforo Colombo, the first "cruise ship", part of the ... enters service in Venice
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13/11/15  |  History
13 November 1891: The Royals at the inauguration of the National Exposition in Palermo
Friday - Transportation America under the command of vessel captain Carlo Alberto Puliga Quigini with the King and ...
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12/11/15  |  History
54 years ago the Kindu massacre
54 years have passed since the tragic days of Kindu, the first international mission that the air force, with ...
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12/11/15  |  History
12 November 1903: Liguria in Santo Domingo to protect compatriots
Thursday - After a long stay in New Orleans where he had been well received by the authorities and by ...
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11/11/15  |  History
11 November 1910: Delivery of combat flags for Riflemen, Alpine, Pontiere, Carabiniere and Corazziere
Friday - In Livorno during a solemn ceremony the flags of combat are handed over to ...
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09/11/15  |  History
"And I pay for the plane!", Porec 8 November 1916
Waters of Porec, in Istria, dawn of 8 November 1916. Thick fog. Cold and humidity penetrate the bones ...
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09/11/15  |  History
09 November 1897: Peace treaty signed for the Crete crisis
Tuesday - In Greece the peace treaty between Greece and the Sublime Porte is signed. Greece thanks to ...
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08/11/15  |  History
08 November 1900: The Cross established by seniority of service
Thursday - The Cross for seniority of service coined in gold is installed, surmounted by the royal crown for ...
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07/11/15  |  History
07 November 1915: Sinking of the "Ancona" steamer
Sunday - Late morning the Germanic submarine U 38 (commander, vessel lieutenant Max Valentiner) flying ...
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05/11/15  |  History
05 November 1916: The armed train arrives
The armed train No. 1, intervenes with cannons from 120 against three Austrian destroyers that have bombed the ...
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05/11/15  |  History
05 November 1911: First flight in Italy by seaplane
Sunday - Captain GN Alessandro Guidoni, pilot, flies a Farman terrestrial biplane on the coast of Spezia ...
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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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