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141 new Parachutists for Folgore

PISA - A new generation of Paratroopers joins the glorious 'Folgore' Parachute Brigade. In a ceremony full of meaning, 141 young Volunteers in Initial Service received the long-awaited Amaranth beret, a symbol of honour, belonging, spirit of sacrifice and absolute dedication to the service of the Homeland and the common good. The solemn [...]

History of the Amaranth Basque and the Frieze of the Folgore

10 June 1967 represents a watershed date in the history of the Italian Parachutists. On that day, the Parachute Brigade received authorisation to bear the name 'Folgore'. A direct tribute to the Folgore Parachute Division, which had written one of the most glorious pages of our military history in the sands of El Alamein in 1942. But the [...]