04/12/14  |  History
04 December 1861 happened: The Navy elects its patroness
The crews, however, also link a "profane rite" to this holiday, which provides for the exchange of roles between the embarked personnel: this is the surprising "adaptation" in the ...
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03/12/14  |  History
03 happened December 1887: The torpedo boat ram Etna enters service
Set in the 1883 and launched in the 1885 in the Castellammare di Stabia construction site, it is one of the first national constructions, through which the country guarantees its workers ...
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02/12/14  |  History
02 December 1909 happened: The precursor of light cruisers
Words of a commander in 2 ^, the then corvette captain Alberto Da Zara, who spends words of true admiration for this splendid unity. Designed by the genius major ...
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01/12/14  |  History
01 December 1910 happened: The Military School of Aviation
Out of fifteen officers admitted to the first course, six belong to the Navy (Corvette Captain Lodovico de Filippi, Lieutenant Captain Giuseppe Garassini Garbarino, ...
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29/11/14  |  History
29 happened November 1900: On the war foot against boxers in China
- Navy personnel embarked on vessels of the Oceanic Naval Force operating in the seas of China north of the 22 ° parallel latitude N; - staff landed on ...
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28/11/14  |  History
28 November 1917 happened: Trains put Austrian ships to flight
Source: Military Navy
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28/11/14  |  History
28 November 1872 happened: The precursors of the cruisers
As far as the armored ships are concerned, this is an innovative and revolutionary project by the brilliant 39-year-old director of 2a class of the Corps of the Naval Engineers ...
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27/11/14  |  History
The 27 November 1940 happened: Battle of Cape Teulada
Already on November 17 the Italian Naval Squadron, led by the Vittorio Veneto Battleships and Giulio Cesare, had caused the failure of an English operation of ...
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26/11/14  |  History
26 November 1911 happened: Flag of War at the Landing Forces
Source: Military Navy
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23/11/14  |  History
The 24 November 1911 Happened: The btg landing Napoli battleship
Among the personnel of the external column on the right is the landing battalion of the battleship Napoli on 300 men at ...
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23/11/14  |  History
23 November 1888 Happened: The inspiration for Italian submarines
Admiral Brin, note the results of the Gymnote tests, will commission the director of the Naval Engineer Giacinto ...
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21/11/14  |  History
Farewell to the last Ace of the Air Force: Luigi Gorrini
He fought first in the ranks of the Regia Aeronautica and, after the armistice of the 8 Settembre, he ...
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21/11/14  |  History
The 21 November 1913 Happened: The San Giorgio fights
Released from the hold of the fund with the help of push cylinders sent from Naples, the 10 December unit will come into ...
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19/11/14  |  History
19 happened November 1911: The most powerful Italian radio system
With the Coltano station the Coltano-Mogadishu-Massaua connection is completed by the Navy, which ...
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17/11/14  |  History
18 happened November 1862: The first organic plan of the Royal Navy
In Italy and abroad the debate is on the opportunity for the Marines to equip themselves with battleships as if the Hampton episode ...
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17/11/14  |  History
17 happened November 1869: Opening to the navigation of the Suez Canal
The Mediterranean Squad participates, for the occasion deployed in Alessandria, composed of the Rome armored units, ...
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16/11/14  |  History
16 happened November 1895: Italian ships in defense of compatriots
The ships, later reinforced by those of the 2a Division, had the task of safeguarding life and ...
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16/11/14  |  History
16 happened November 1876: The first "cruise ship" enters service
Set at the airports of the Venice Arsenal in February of the 1873 as a warning for 1a class and launched the 17 September ...
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15/11/14  |  History
The 15 November 1874 happened: Categ. "Torpedinieri" for graduates and municipalities
It is also established that the instruction of the torpedo boat personnel previously carried out on the ground, takes place on board a ...
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13/11/14  |  History
13 happened November 1891: Inauguration of the Exposition in Palermo
The units of the Squad will return to 21 in December after stops and exercises in the Tyrrhenian Sea. [The 29, a ...
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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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