22/05/14 | History
22 May 1887 Happened: New swing bridge in Taranto
The long 67 m bridge, made by the Italian metal construction company A. Cottrau under the direction of Colonel of Military Engineers Giovanni Cugini, will be the symbol ...
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18/05/14 | History
19 happened May 1863: The Explorer alert comes into service
Set with the name Venezia and renamed with the new name to the delivery, the head of two units built in London Wigram shipyard and launched in February 1862, had a ...
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17/05/14 | History
The 17 May 1871 happened: Acton to protect the survivors
As a possible model, the minister refers to the British Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a non-governmental non-profit organization operating along the coasts of the island ...
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16/05/14 | History
16 happened May 1878: Law for the naval academy in Livorno
It is the first step for the effective unification of the two divisions of the Navy School (the Royal Academy of Marina di Napoli and the Royal Military School of Marina di Genova) ...
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15/05/14 | History
The 15 happened in May 1911: The body of La Marmora returns
The unit that will stop in Constantinople and Galati, going up the Danube, will reach the 23 in Sevastopol on May. 11 June will be repatriated in Genoa by the remains of Lieutenant General ...
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15/05/14 | History
The 15 happened May 1873: Regulated nurses uniform
Source: Military Navy
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14/05/14 | History
The 14 May 1882 happened: The MM to protect the compatriots
Meanwhile, the riots in Alexandria that will spread across the country will require long-term detachment from the Permanent Squad and ...
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12/05/14 | History
12 happened May 1909: German royal yacht collides with the Nembo
During the approach and the maneuvers to lend the escort, the Nembo, due to navigation error of the German ship, collides with this, causing damage to the hull, to the ...
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11/05/14 | History
11 May 1908 Happened: First radiotelephony experiments
RTF communications are established and maintained between the Eridano and the Partenope while sailing towards Genoa until ...
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11/05/14 | History
11 May 1905 Happened: Italian reinforcements against the Turks
The two units are intended to reinforce the Italian naval presence in the Levant, maintained by the cruiser ...
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10/05/14 | History
10 May 1913 Happened: The RTs set the time with the Eiffel tower
Even the units of the Regia Marina will adapt to this provision and by the route officer every morning at ...
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10/05/14 | History
10 happened May 1894: SAFFAT is constituted
The initiative of the Navy had the purpose of allowing the autonomous supply of the materials needed for ...
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10/05/14 | History
10 happened May 1885: Giovanni Bausan enters service
The new cruiser, designed by John Rendel and launched in the 1883, compared to similar British units had a ...
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09/05/14 | History
May 09 happened 1915: Seaplanes for aerial explorations
Also, a special voluntary enlistment of six months per aviator for the military in ... is granted to all December 31
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08/05/14 | History
08 May 1913 happened: Reinforcements for the Balkan war
During this period a general resumption of hostilities throughout the Balkan peninsula was in full swing (...
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05/05/14 | History
06 May 1891 happened: Armor incident Morosini
With the introduction in the dock the activities of the unit will stop for two months for the necessary repair work. There...
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04/05/14 | History
05 May 1877 happened: First attempt of torpedo ship
Considered as the first attempt that will lead to the solution of the torpedo unit, it had a scarce, short and irrelevant one ...
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04/05/14 | History
04 May 1914 happened: The revolution and the Royal Navy
After completing the mission, the unit will repatriate the 8 September to Augusta. The Americas are left without ...
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03/05/14 | History
May 03 happened 1914: Battle ships never made
To the other three units in progress of job order at the Ansaldo of Genoa, the Oero of Genoa Sestri and Orlando of Livorno ...
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03/05/14 | History
03 happened May 1866: Operation Army established
Admiral Carlo Pellion di Persano destined to command the Army (31 units) with insignia on the King of Italy, also ...
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Nasrallah is dead, long live Nasrallah
It ended as it began. And as it will probably continue. Like Abbas al Musawi, his predecessor, so Hasan Nasr Allah fell under Israeli fire. Following the paradigm of Moshe Dayan,...
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Dear director, I have read the speech given by General Masiello to the 40th of the Lagunari and, remembering having read the Army Press Release (it dates back to 25 June, you were not...
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