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Normal Carabinieri patrol vehicles are dark blue with a white roof, with a red stripe along the side. Carabinieri license plates begin with "CC" or previously with "EI" (formerly Esercito Italiano, Italian Army), and a Carabinieri car is traditionally called a Gazzella . Small or medium-sized cars are used for ordinary patrol work, with larger ...
The 356th Celere Section of the Royal Carabinieri (Italian: 356ª Sezione Celere CC.RR.) was an Italian Royal Carabinieri military police unit during World War II. The unit served within the 3rd Cavalry Division "Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta" on the Eastern Front [ 1 ] for the whole duration of the campaign.
The Mobile Carabinieri Battalion of Florence was organized on: 3 Carabinieri on foot companies; 1 Cyclist Carabinieri Company; 1 Machine-guns Section (2 Sections for seven Mobile Battalions: Torino 1°, Milano 1°, Firenze, Roma 1°, Roma 2°, Roma 3°, Palermo). [3] p. 24; The Florence Mobile Battalion was disbanded by royal decree on 30 ...
A formation Company of the 13th Carabinieri Regiment "Friuli Venezia Giulia" on parade on 2 June 2012. Carabinieri of the 13th Carabinieri Regiment "Friuli Venezia Giulia" are trained through a demanding training course. Aspiring operators attend a course lasting approximately 6 months divided into two phases, with intermediate and final ...
Crispino Agostinucci (1882–1969) was an Italian military figure and a major-general in the Italian army.Agostinucci served as Chief of Staff Royal Carabinieri from 1931 to 1935, as General Officer Commanding Royal Carabinieri Albania from 1940 to 1941 as Deputy Commander in Chief Royal Carabinieri from 1940 to 1942, and as president of the National Association of Carabinieri from 1947 until ...
In 1870, "Royal Guards Companies of the Palace" (Compagnie Guardie Reali del Palazzo) - which were Army units - were disbanded and the "Carabinieri Guards Squadron of HM the King" (Squadrone Carabinieri Guardie del Re), also known as "Cuirassiers Squadron" (Squadrone Corazzieri), with the task to protect the Royal family, were placed on ...
The 11th Carabinieri Mechanized Brigade (Italian: 11° Brigata Meccanizzata Carabinieri) was the Carabinieri formation, established in 1963 and disestablished in 2001, dedicated to the performance of military duties, the support to Territorial Organization, the participation in civil protection operations and to ensure the emergency reserve for the General Command.
The history of Carabinieri Paratroopers dates back to World War II.On 5 June 1940, the Chief of Staff of the Italian Royal Army, then Army General Mario Roatta, requested the Commandant General of the Royal Carabinieri, at the time Lieutenant General Riccardo Moizo, to establish a Royal Carabinieri Paratroopers Battalion, approving an earlier request of General Moizo.