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Alghero rende onore ai Leoni della Folgore: inaugurato il monumento ai caduti di El Alamein

ALGHERO, 21 giugno 2025 -Questa mattina, presso i giardini Lepanto-Cecchini di Alghero, è stato ufficialmente inaugurato il monumento dedicato ai Paracadutisti caduti nella battaglia di El Alamein. L’opera, realizzata dallo scultore Mario Nieddu su impulso e ideazione di Pino Meloni, presidente della sezione provinciale A.N.P.D’I. di Sassari, rappresenta un omaggio ai Leoni della Folgore, protagonisti […]

Scorpion Legacy 2025: la Folgore guida la cooperazione militare internazionale

Nei giorni scorsi si è conclusa in Romania l’esercitazione multinazionale “Scorpion Legacy 2025”, che ha coinvolto il reggimento “Savoia Cavalleria” (3°), parte integrante della brigata paracadutisti “Folgore” dell’Esercito Italiano. L’evento si è svolto nelle aree addestrative di Smardan, Cincu, Frecatei e Capu Midia, in uno scenario completamente orientato al warfighting, ovvero alla simulazione di combattimenti […]

Artificieri della Folgore e Palombari del COMSUBIN Neutralizzano un Ordigno della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

Marghera, 16 maggio 2025 – Ancora una volta, la perfetta sinergia tra Esercito Italiano e Marina Militare ha permesso di neutralizzare una grave minaccia risalente al secondo conflitto mondiale. Durante alcune operazioni di scavo presso un cantiere del Polo Petrolchimico di Marghera, è stato rinvenuto un ordigno esplosivo d’aereo da ben 500 libbre (227 kg), […]

30 April 1941: the first war jump of the Italian Paratroopers. A feat too often forgotten. - brigadefolgore.net

30 April 1941, the all-Italian pioneering feat: the first wartime jump by our paratroopers

'The Fatherland calls, the Parachutists answer present'. With these unwritten words, but engraved in the heart of every Paratrooper, one of the most extraordinary - and all too often forgotten - operations in Italian military history takes shape: the first war jump of the Italian Paratroopers, which took place exactly 84 years ago, on 30 April 1941, on the Greek island of [...].

The last farewell to General Celentano at 'Le Scotte' hospital in Siena

The mortal remains of General Enrico Celentano, former Commander of Folgore between 1997 and 1999, who passed away yesterday 28 April 2025 at 6.30 p.m. after the exacerbation of a long illness, will be on display at the mortuary of 'Le Scotte' hospital in Siena. It will be possible to pay homage to him from 12 noon today, 29 April 2025, until [...].

Paratroopers of the 183rd Nembo in action in southern Kosovo

Over the past few days, Italian paratroopers from the 183rd Regiment "Nembo", a historic regiment of the Parachute Brigade "Folgore", have conducted an important monitoring activity in southern Kosovo, as part of the international KFOR (Kosovo Force) mission. This operation is part of Italy's broader commitment to the security and stability of the Western Balkans, once again confirming [...]

BREAKING NEWS: GENERAL CELENTANO DEAD - brigadefolgore.net

General Celentano has passed away. Today the last leap into the sky of MAN FOLGORE

Today, 28 April 2025, at 6.30 p.m., Lieutenant General Enrico Celentano took his final leap into the sky. Born on 18 September 1943 in Rome's Rione V 'Ponte', Enrico Celentano belonged to a family with deep ties to the world of the air force: his father had in fact served as a conscripted paratrooper [...].

Former Amaranth Beret: 187th Regiment 'Folgore' trains with the 173rd US Airborne Brigade

Altopascio (LU) / Valle Ugione (LI) - April 2025. The "Amaranth Beret" exercise, which saw the Amaranth berets of the 187th Parachute Regiment "Folgore" and a platoon of paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade of the U.S. Army, stationed at the "Ederle" Barracks in Vicenza, Italy, recently ended. A training event of international importance, which [...]

141 new Amaranth Basques for the Folgore - brigadefolgore.net

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 [...]

Paratroopers and Joint Forcible Entry: Exercise BOA-2 2025

The “BOA-2” exercise, an important training activity involving the “Savoia Cavalleria” regiment (3rd) and the 185th paratrooper artillery regiment, ended in recent days at the Monte Romano (VT) shooting range. The exercise simulated a Joint Forcible Entry Operation (JFEO), a maneuver concept that combines air, land and […]