25/01/15  |  History
25 January 1915: Calabria in the Red Sea at the service of the colony
Will be back in 1919. Source: Marina Militare
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24/01/15  |  History
24 January 1886: The Permanent Team in Suda
Source: Military Navy
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21/01/15  |  History
21 January 1915: Regulations concerning the requisition of merchant ships have been issued
These are ordered by the Minister of the Navy or by his delegation from a port authority on the basis of the opinion of the requisition Commission established and operating at the ...
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20/01/15  |  History
20 January 1877: The first ship with an electric projector
Source: Military Navy
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18/01/15  |  History
18 January 1912: War drums between Italy and France
Commander Albamonte's orders were to capture those Turkish elements that hadn't really come to belong to the Red Crescent. The Italian verification will be ...
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15/01/15  |  History
15 January 1925: Eridano ship to the children of Bari
As for other asylum ships operating in Italian ports, the Marina, despite the difficulties of the moment, continues its social work for the benefit of seafaring people. Source:...
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15/01/15  |  History
15 January 1913: The Dante Alighieri battleship comes into service
Elaboration of an initial project of the armored monocaliber of Bettòlo and Cuniberti (later taken by the Royal Navy for the Drednought plans) by the lieutenant ...
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14/01/15  |  History
14 January 1912: Last mission for the Governolo
It will be the last mission of the Governolo for radiation due to the age and the impaired efficiency that makes any intervention aimed at the ...
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12/01/15  |  History
Small causes, great effects - Canale di Sicilia, January 1941
Although the first to hit was the Vega, damaging the cruiser Bonaventure, the clash inevitably ended 40 ...
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12/01/15  |  History
12 January 1903 Happened: Calabria rescued Tahiti
During the stop a devastating cyclone crashes on the nearby Tuamotou archipelago with hundreds of victims and ...
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09/01/15  |  History
The 09 January 1904 Happened: The Navy in War State in Korean Territory
The critical military situation in the Far East that made it necessary to send the ram to Chemulpo ...
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09/01/15  |  History
09 Happened January 1878: The First King of Italy dies
Officers mourn in the form provided by the discipline regulation: a black veil to the flakes of the ...
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08/01/15  |  History
8 January 1916 happened: The cruiser City of Palermo sunk
Source: Military Navy
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07/01/15  |  History
Italian sailors among the Arabian sands: the Battle of Kunfida of 7 / 1 / 1912
The immediate preparation of the Naval Forces and their rapid deployment in the various operating theaters allows ...
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06/01/15  |  History
6 Happened January 1880: Duilio Armored Service Begins
Built on the design of the then director of 1a class of the Naval Genius Benedetto Brin, it was made in the yard ...
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06/01/15  |  History
06 January 1873 happened: First major unit for the arsenal of Spezia
They are innovative design vessels, armored with swivel and low centered towers, fast, equipped with the highest ...
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05/01/15  |  History
January 05 happened 1905: End of Sesia's operational activity
The unit that in the September-October period had carried out the usual cruise along the west coast of the Black Sea, was ...
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01/01/15  |  History
01 January 1875 happened: The first Order Sheet of the Ministry
[On the 1906 Saturday, after 31 years of handwriting, the first typewriter FOM is released. There...
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31/12/14  |  History
The clash in the Otranto Canal of December 1915
The 29 December 1915, right in the same waters where the rescue of passengers and crew took place ...
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29/12/14  |  History
29 December 1941 happened: saved the survivors of Atlantis and Python
Italian boats are called to participate in a rescue operation, in the middle of the war, unprecedented for ...
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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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