Sergio,
Thank you. This brought back some memories!! Not of WWI, of course, but of the Alpini and Bersagliere. In the early 60s, I commanded a Special Weapons Detachment attached to the Italian Army's Third Missile Brigade (Tertia Brigata Missili). We operated in the North; in areas where many WWI battles were fought. Alpini units provided much of our security and occasionally we would exercise with the Bersaglieri.
Lots of good memories, great meals at 5-7,000 feet up in the Alps, and liters of great wine and Cafe Correcto consumed.
Saluti,
John
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