26/10/14  |  History
26 October 1954 Happened: Trieste returns to Italy
The territories in question were divided into two zones "A" and "B" which were placed under the control, respectively, of the allies and Yugoslavia; it should be remembered that ...
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24/10/14  |  History
The 24 October 1915 Happened: The Marina on Bass Isonzo
Source: Military Navy
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23/10/14  |  History
The 23 October 1916 Happened: Aerial Attack on Istria
Source: Military Navy
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22/10/14  |  History
22 happened October 1915: Combat on the sky of Trieste
Source: Military Navy
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22/10/14  |  History
22 October 1914 Happened: Hunting Mines with Destroyers
Equal measures will be taken for other torpedoes located in Brindisi and Venice. The presence of mines adrift, generally in an inverted position, was found at ...
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21/10/14  |  History
21 happened October 1866: Veneto to the Kingdom of Italy
The plebiscite will give favorable results to Italy (99,96% "yes"). Thus the substantial military defeat of the Kingdom of Italy turned into a political success for the home ...
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20/10/14  |  History
The 20 October 1916 Happened: F 1 Submersible
The boats of the class were an improved "Medusa" type of which they kept almost unchanged dimensions and forms of hull, differing from the prototype for the ...
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19/10/14  |  History
The 19 October 1896 Happened: Carriage and Escort of Princess Jelena
The units will arrive at the 21 in Bari where the units of the 2a Division of the Active Team under command of rear-admiral Enrico Gualterio are moored. In the Apulian capital, ...
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18/10/14  |  History
The 18 October 1912 Happened: The state of war with Turkey ceased
As the Turks will continue to maintain garrisons in Cyrenaica, Italy will continue to occupy the Aegean islands ...
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17/10/14  |  History
The 17 October 1916 Happened: Sunken the Nembo
Three miles from the coast, near the headlight of Aspri Ruga, the Austrian submarine U 16 (commander, lieutenant of ...
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16/10/14  |  History
The 16 October 1916 Happened: First Class "H"
After the tests and the initial training in Halifax, the "H" assigned to Italy made the crossing of the ...
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15/10/14  |  History
Submarines of October
The balance jolted in those thirteen days, where the opposition worsened, turning into the launching ramps of the ...
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15/10/14  |  History
The 15 October 1863 Happened: Gold Medals from the King of Portugal
Source: Military Navy
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14/10/14  |  History
14 October 1903 Happened: First Radio Link with Beijing
The day 18 after the positive radio link tests conducted with the Vettor Pisani in navigation, is officially ...
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13/10/14  |  History
13 happened October 1911: Last long station in America
The end of the journey marks a date to be remembered in the history of the ocean marches of the Regia Marina as ...
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12/10/14  |  History
The 12 October 1913 happened: Aeronave Città di Ferrara
On the same date, the airship purchased by the War Ministry for the service in the Navy is given the name ...
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12/10/14  |  History
The 12 October 1893 happened: Relay responds to a Somali criminal act
He will die a few hours later despite the care of the ship's doctor. The unit then directs for Itala, approximately 120 miles N of ...
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11/10/14  |  History
11 happened October 1888: The messenger enters service
Constructed on the same plans as the messenger appropriately reworked by the inspector of Naval Engineering Edoardo Masdea ...
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09/10/14  |  History
09 happened October 1898: In China to protect the Italian Legation
The resurgence of xenophobic sentiment, fueled by reactionary elements supported by the empress in power ...
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07/10/14  |  History
07 occurred October 1907: Start of air use for naval exploration
The debut of the two balloons on the sea constituted a primum in the naval field and even if the evaluation of the ...
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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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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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