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The Paratrooper Bomb Disposal Experts of the 8th "Folgore" Sappers Neutralize a 500-Pound Bomb in Legnago
A Legnago (VR) una bomba d’aereo della Seconda guerra mondiale è stata neutralizzata dagli artificieri dell’8° Reggimento Genio Guastatori Paracadutisti "Folgore”. L’operazione, coordinata dalla Prefettura di Verona, ha previsto l’evacuazione di circa 800 residenti e la sospensione del traffico. Dopo la rimozione delle spolette, l’ordigno è stato fatto brillare in sicurezza. Nel 2025 il Reggimento ha già neutralizzato circa 900 ordigni nelle province di competenza.
01 December 2025
Folgore: Endex Mangusta 2025
28 November 2025
La Folgore salutes the Warriors of the Rising Sun
26 November 2025
Defense: General Portolano Awards Badges to New Raiders of the 9th Regiment
22 November 2025
Mangusta 2025 Begins, the Folgore's Premier Exercise: a Challenge Against One's Own Limits
15 November 2025
46th Air Brigade and Paratrooper Brigade “Folgore” test new air-drop capabilities of transport aircraft
15 November 2025
Paratrooper General Fronda Hands Over Command of the Acqui Division
14 November 2025
The Bundeswehr invests a billion in night vision: an important signal also for the Folgore
10 November 2025
Meloria, November 9, 1971 – November 9, 2025: 54 years ago the tragedy of “Gesso 4"
09 November 2025
Tragedy for the 186th Rgt. Folgore: Paratrooper Pietro De Falco dies in a road accident
09 November 2025
Paratrooper Pietro Cristini Has Passed On. He Was a Knight of the Republic.
08 November 2025
ANPDI, the Naples section guest at the November 4th celebration at the NATO Command
08 November 2025
Livorno, the Folgore remembers the Fallen of Meloria
07 November 2025
Bassano del Grappa, the ANPd’I Paratroopers donate the Tricolor to the “A. Remondini” Institute
06 November 2025
It Happened Yesterday: November 6, 1942, the Battle of El Alamein is Over. The Folgore is Legend.
06 November 2025
Military Order of Italy to 4 Paratrooper Generals - Video
05 November 2025
The Army at “Lucca Comics & Games 2025”: Special Forces and Paratroopers of the Folgore in the Spotlight
05 November 2025
Tomorrow Livorno Remembers the Victims of Meloria: the Program of the 54th Anniversary
05 November 2025
ANPDI, Foiano della Chiana honors Lt. Paratrooper Mario Viti, fallen at El Alamein
04 November 2025
Nembo! Folgore! The War Flag of the 183rd Paratroopers Decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Italy
04 November 2025
Italian Army, training at its peak: special forces, large maneuvers in Teulada, joint forces and international cooperation
01 November 2025
“Steel Forge 1/2025”: the 183rd Paratroopers “Nembo” intensifies training in a war scenario
30 October 2025
Franco Angioni, the General Who Led Italy on a Peace Mission
28 October 2025
From Pope Francis to Isabella Rauti: when sharing values earns the title of “paratrooper ad honorem”
26 October 2025
