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A French railroad gun in Italian service. 7.5"/45 model 1908: 191mm: 22000: 1908: 24: 13770: 2.6: naval gun reused in coastal defense 203/45 Mod. 1897: 203.2mm: 18000: 1897: 40: 11900: 2.4: built for Giuseppe Garibaldi-class cruisers, used in World War II as siege gun and coastal defense 203/50 modello 24: 203.2mm: 30620: 1924: 26: 11900: 2.4
185th Infantry Division "Folgore" (Italian: 185ª Divisione fanteria "Folgore") was an airborne division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II.The division was formed in Tarquinia near Rome on 1 September 1941.
The first paratroopers were two battalions of Libyan Ascari del Cielo. [1] These were joined the first paratroopers of the Royal Italian Army and the 1st Carabinieri Paratroopers Battalion. The latter battalion was formed on 1 July 1940 and fought in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. The Royal Italian Air Force also had paratrooper ...
The 187th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore" (Italian: 187° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore") is a paratroopers unit of the Italian Army based in Livorno in Tuscany.The regiment is part of the Italian Army's infantry arm's Paracadutisti speciality and assigned to the Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore".
The first Italian paratrooper units were trained and formed shortly before World War II in Castel Benito, near Tripoli in Libya, where the first Military Parachuting School was located. Later the school was moved to Tarquinia in Italy. On 1 September 1941 the Royal Italian Army raised the 1st Paratroopers Division in Tarquinia. [1]
German infantry weapons in the Askifou War Museum, Crete Lists of World War II military equipment are lists of military equipment in use during World War II (1939–1945). ). They include lists of aircraft, ships, vehicles, weapons, personal equipment, uniforms, and other equi
In terms of technical capabilities, the Italian Army is interested in a vehicle with modular armour, open architecture, command and control capability and drone management (air and ground drones). Italy intends to collaborate with other European countries on that programme. There are various options on the table.
Folgore Division (Italian: Divisione Folgore) is a 1955 Italian war film directed by Duilio Coletti. It is based on actual events and depicts the 185th Infantry Division "Folgore" during the Second Battle of El Alamein in 1942. [1] The screenwriter and military advisor was Marcantonio Bragadin.