The Italian Navy is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the Regia Marina after World War II. The Italian Navy has a strength of approximately
Aircraft carrier Aquila just before being scrapped in La Spezia, 1951
The carrier Cavour in the Gulf of Oman, 2013
The Italian Armed Forces encompass the Italian Army, the Italian Navy and the Italian Air Force. A fourth branch of the armed forces, known as the Carabinieri, take on the role as the nation's militar
Italian Navy
…The Italian Navy (Italian: Marina Militare, lit. 'Military Navy'; abbreviated as MM) is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the Regia Marina (Royal Navy) after World War II. The Italian Navy has a strength of approximately 29,300…
Giuseppe Garibaldi leading the Expedition of the Thousand (1860–1861)
Italian cavalry in Trento on 3 November 1918, after the victorious Battle of Vittorio Veneto. The Italian victory in this battle marked the end of the war on the Italian Front, secured the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and contributed to the end of World War I just one week later.
Lagunari reconnaissance member in a security patrol
8th Alpini Regiment snipers in winter ghillie suits