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Bersaglieri are well-known for their extraordinary performances in parades and military tattoos, always running instead of marching, with hundreds of black capercaillie feathers flowing from their wide-brimmed black hats. These feathers are also worn on Bersaglieri combat helmets.
Italian Army gorget patches (Italian: Mostreggiature or Italian: Mostrine) are worn by all army personnel on the collars of the shirts and jackets of their service uniforms and formal uniforms. The gorget patches identify the arm (Infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineer, signals, transport and material), corps (Health, commissariat, engineers ...
A special feature of their uniform is the Cappello Alpino, that carries a black raven feather, a garment that gave this force the nickname: "The Black feathers" (Italian: "Le Penne Nere"). Officers traditionally had a white eagle feather instead of the black one. [50] When the force was created, the hat worn was made of black felt. This was ...
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English: insignia for the shoulder of the rank of generale di brigata (brigadier general) of the Italian Army. Italiano: grado per spallino di generale di brigata dell' Esercito Italiano . Date
The Italian tricolour cockade is one of the symbols of the Italian Air Force, is widely used on all Italian state aircraft, not only military, [25] it is the basis of the parade frieze of the Bersaglieri, cavalry regiments, Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza, [26] [27] and a reproduction of it in fabric is sewn on the shirts of the sports teams ...
Bersaglieri halt the Russian advance during the Battle of the Chernaya in Crimea in 1855 Second from right: Bersagliere in China during the Boxer Rebellion in 1901. On 1 January 1871 the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment was formed in Palermo with the III Battalion, V Battalion, XII Battalion, and XXIII Battalion, which were transferred from the 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment.
For its service in Ethiopia between 3 October 1935 and 5 May 1936 the 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment was awarded a Military Order of Italy, which was affixed to the regiment's flag. [6] [8] [9] On 16 December 1936 the 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment returned to Livorno, where on the same day the XXV Battalion and LXXXIII Reinforcements Battalion were disbanded.