Elite Italian mountain military force founded 1872. Expanded during World War I into 8 special regiments and 38 companies of militia, they used mule transport and were all adept mountaineers and...
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The Alpini were an elite Italian mountain military force founded in 1872 and expanded during the Great War into eight special regiments and 38 companies of militia. They used mule transport and were all adept mountaineers and skiers. Among their exploits was the capture in April 1916 of the Adamello Glacier during a snowstorm from an Austrian force...
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