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Flames of war - FW102 - Ostfront

Flames of war - FW102 - Ostfront

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The Alpini were formed in 1872, ten years after Garibaldi’s unification of Italy in 1860, at the behest of Captain Giuseppe Perruchetti to defend Italy’s northern borders. The soldiers themselves were recruited from the northern regions of Italy such as Lombardia, Trentio-Alto-Adine and Piedmonte, to take advantage of their local knowledge and experience of the Alps and their hardiness to such climates.

In June of 1883 the Alpini were awarded the “fiamme verde” (Green Flame) collar patch, also they adopted their typical hat – the Capello Alpino with the traditional black feather, which gave rise to their nickname “Le Penne Nere” – The black feathers.

Between this time and Word War One they fought in the First Italo-Abyssinian War, the Boxer Rebellion in China, and Turkish-Italian War.

CODE: ANTONIO S

 


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