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• Italian Army
  ...unteer force of 112,000 [[active duty]] personnel. The headquarters of the Army General Staff is in [[Rome]], opposite the [[Quirinal Palace|Presidential P ...my is commanded by the SME or “Stato Maggiore dell’Esercito” (Chief of the Army General Staff) in Rome.
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• Northern Italy
  After its fall caused by the French army of Carolus Magnus, the crown of the Lombards ( The Iron Crown ) was owned b The Florence rumours that followed that choise were silenced by the army.
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• History of Sardinia
  ...broke out after the crushing Roman defeat at [[Cannae]] (216 BC). A Roman army of 23,000 men, under [[Titus Manlius Torquatus]], met the Carthagianian-Sar ...ry)|Gothic Wars]] much of the island fell easily to the Ostrogoths, but an army sent from Carthage and the final fall of German resistence in the mainland
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• Corazzieri
  ...In the [[16th century]], [[Emmanuel Philibert]] re-organized the Savoiard army, creating a personal guard unit of mounted archers (''Guardia D'Onore''), w
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• Minestrone
  ...ting habits and ingredients changed in Italy, so did minestrone. The Roman army is said to have marched on minestrone and pasta faggioli (or beans and past
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• Brake fluid
  ...e pedal feel (firmness), but in either case this effect is minimal. The US Army has used silicone brake fluid exclusively since 1982 successfully. [[Glycol
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• Crotone
  ...ed. [[Sybaris]] was the rival of Croton until 510 BC, when Croton sent an army of one hundred thousand men, commanded by the boxer [[Milo of Crotone|Milo] ...Byzantines, but was [[battle of Crotone|defeated]] by a [[Kalbids|Kalbid]] army near Cotrone on [[July 13]], [[982]]. Later on Cotrone was conquered by th
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• CMN
  ...ary trucks, [[four wheel drive]] artillery tractors and ambulances for the army. Also under the new name, the construction of aero engines was previewed an
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• Illy
  ...Trieste]] during [[World War I]] as an officer in the [[Austro-Hungarian]] army. After the war, he remained in the city, which had recently come under Ital
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• Bianchi
  After producing commercial vehicles for the army during the war, introduced in 1919, the S15. This model ended up with the i
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• Frera
  ...tary, in fact the Frera was the largest provider of motorcycles' [[Italian Army]] during [[World War]]
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• Cagliari
  ...d by Sardinians who decided to defend themselves against the revolutionary army. People from Cagliari hoped to receive some concession from the Savoys in r ...einforce their positions in mainland Italy. The [[United States|American]] Army then took control of Cagliari. Cagliari was strategically important during
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• Cappuccino
  ...y]] to sweeten the bitter coffee beans left by fleeing [[Ottoman Turk]]ish army after the [[Battle of Vienna]] ([[1683]]). A similar legend, with slightly
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• Carabinieri
  ...e]]), thus ending their long standing as the first corps (''Arma'') of the Army (''Esercito''). It is likely that Carabinieri will continue to be referred
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• Fiat 501
  ...l 1918 it was largely produced only in a military version intended for the Army.
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• Ferenc Szisz
  ...ember with the onset of [[World War I]] and Ferenc Szisz joined the French army, serving as head of the transport troops in [[Algeria]] until being hospita
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• Timeline of ancient Rome
  * [[390 BC]] – The Gauls defeat the Roman army at the [[Battle of the Allia (390 BC)|battle of the Allia]]; sack of Rome b **[[Pyrrhus of Epirus|Pyrrhus]] lands army in Italy. Begiining of the [[Pyrrhic War]].
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• Pantelleria
  ...l base for Allied aircraft during [[Operation Husky]]. The [[United States Army Air Forces]] had the plan of making the capture of this island be a test ca
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• Ventimiglia
  ...orced in 115 BC to submit to [[Scaurus]]. In 69 the city was sacked by the army of [[Otho]] and [[Vitellius]] but recovered to remain prosperous into the f
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• William Grover-Williams
  ...ld War II]], Grover-Williams fled to [[England]] where he joined the Royal Army Service Corps as a driver. Because he was a French citizen and because of h
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