Arditi
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Arditi was the name adopted by a Royal Italian Army elite special force of World War I. They and the opposing German Stormtroopers were the first modern shock troops, and they have been called "the mo
Members of the Arditi corps, 1918, wielding daggers
Italian soldier wearing Farina helmet and body armour, often used by the Compagnie della morte, erroneously considered as precursors of the Arditi
Arditi propaganda poster
Brigata Bologna's Arditi at the command of Lieutenant Arturo Avolio
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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General Gabriele D'Annunzio, Prince of Montenevoso, sometimes written d'Annunzio as he used to sign himself, was an Italian poet, playwright, orator, journalist, aristocrat, and Royal Italian Army off
Arditi
…Italian military history. They were demobilized by 1920. The name Arditi was later used in 1919–20 by the Italian occupiers of Fiume who were led by Gabriele D'Annunzio, most of whom had been members of the Royal Italian Army. Their use of a uniform with black ties, insignia and fez was later taken up by Benito Mussolini's…
D'Annunzio in 1922
D'Annunzio in 1870, aged 7
Birthplace of Gabriele D'Annunzio Museum in Pescara
Gabriele d’Annunzio's birth certificate