Derna, november 1912 and june 1913.....
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Captain Rolandi Ricci won two Silver Medals for Military Valor in Lybia agaist the Turkish in the 1912, the first at Sid Said on 27 June 1912 and the second at Kasr Ras El Leben on 17 September 1912...... two italian post cards on the Sid Said conquestComment
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an interesting note on this postcard printed end of october 1912 .....
yet he reports among the officers of First Companya (the same commanded by Captain Rolandi Ricci) Lieutenant Emilio Fiasconaro, who falls on 27 June 1912 (the same day as the Medal of Rolandi Ricci) to Sidi Said ... Of Lieutenant Fiasconaro of the VII Eritrean I found an old photo ...Comment
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while Captain Rolandi Ricci returns in Italy advances in career and in 1915,
and at the outbreak of the war against Austria Hungary he is with the 137 Infantry Regiment ( Barletta Brigade) and he wins his third Silver Medal (to memory) the 10 June 1916, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, on the Asiago plateau during the "Strafexpedition" ......Comment
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I put a map on where teh 10 June 1912 was his regiment and some photos of the monument to the fallen Asiago, inaugurated in 1938, which contains the bodies and the remains of about 20,000 Austrian soldiers and about 35,000 Italians ....Comment
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and finally I set up some medals for some exchangesComment
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Hallo Oriano
This is truly an unrivaled collection, but above all it is a testimony of the memory of Men who made History. Allow me to add two images. The first is the portrait of Major Fernando Janari (whose great-grandson is a good friend of mine), who led the successful charge of Kassala at the head of his Squadrons' Group (2nd Spahis Regiment) and lowered the Union Jack by replacing it with the Savoy flag, receiving for this valiant act the silver medal for military valor directly on the field by General Tessitore, as shown in the second image. In the same action, Lieutenant Santasilia, gold medal in memory, was killed.
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Here are two accurate description in English and Italian language about the conquest of Kassala and the death of Francesco Santasilia di Torpino:
https://www.alternatehistory.com/for....285802/page-2
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Absolutely astounding collection which shows great dedication and a masterful command of the subject which, until now, I was completely unaware of. Thank you for posting.Comment
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