Folgore Parachute Brigade - Honors

Honors

Gold Military Valour Medal

  • Individual awards:
    • Corporal Major Antonio ANDRIOLO, 186th Parachute Regiment, October 23 – November 4, 1942 Battle of El-Alamein
    • First Lieutenant (cpl) Roberto BANDINI, 186th Parachute Regiment, October 23–25, 1942 Battle of El-Alamein
    • First Lieutenant (cpl) Ferruccio BRANDI, 187th Parachute Regiment, October 24, 1942 Battle of El-Alamein
    • Second Lieutenant Pietro BRUNO 132d Transport Regiment
    • Private Giuseppe CAPPELLETTO, 186th Parachute Regiment, October 23–25, 1942 Battle of El-Alamein
    • Private Giacomo CESARONI, 187th Parachute Regiment, October 29, 1942 Battle of El-Alamein
    • Private Leandro FRANCHI, 186th Parachute Regiment, November 1942, Battle of El Alamein
    • Second Lieutenant (cpl) Giovanni GAMBAUDO, 186th Parachute Regiment, October 23–24, 1942 Battle of El-Alamein
    • Sergeant Major Mario GIARETTO, 186th Parachute Regiment, August 8, 1942
    • First Lieutenant Marco GOLA, 186th Parachute Regiment, October 23–24, 1942 Battle of El-Alamein
    • Second Lieutenant Omero LUCCHI, Folgore Division Artillery, August 31 – September 4, 1942
    • Private Gerardo LUSTRISSIMI, 186th Parachute Regiment, October 23–25, 1942 Battle of El-Alamein
    • Sapper Clinio MISSERVILLE, 185th Assault Sapper Company, September 10, 1942
    • Sergeant Major Dario PIRLONE, 185th Artillery Regiment, October 24, 1942, Battle of El-Alamein
    • Sergeant Nicola PISTILLO, 186th Parachute Regiment, October 23–25, 1942 Battle of El-Alamein
    • Corporal Major Dario PONZECCHI, 185th Parachute Regiment, October 26, 1942, Battle of El-Alamein
    • Major (cpl) Aurelio ROSSI, 187th Parachute Regiment, August 20 – September 3, 1942
    • Captain Fabio RUGIADI, 187th Parachute Regiment, August 30, 1942
    • Lieutenant Colonel Carlo Marescotti RUSPOLI, Prince of Poggio Suasa, 186th Parachute Regiment
    • Captain (cpl) Costantino RUSPOLI, Prince of Poggio Suasa, 187th Parachute Regiment, October 26–27, 1942, Battle of El-Alamein
    • Lieutenant Colonel Luigi PASCUCCI 132d Transport Regiment
    • Captain Gastone SIMONI, 187th Parachute Regiment, October 23–27, 1942, Battle of El-Alamein
    • First Lieutenant Giovanni STARACE, Folgore Division, July–November, 1942
    • Second Lieutenant Giovanni STASSI, 186th Parachute Regiment, August 25 – September 2, 1942
    • Second Lieutenant Gianfranco PAGLIA, 183° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Nembo", Somalia, July 2, 1993 Mogadiscio Check Point Pasta
    • Sergeant Major Stefano PAOLICCHI,9º Reggimento d'assalto paracadutisti "Col Moschin", Somalia, July 2, 1993 Mogadiscio
    • Corporal Pasquale BACCARO, 183° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Nembo", Somalia, July 2, 1993 Mogadiscio Check Point Pasta
  • Collective awards:
  • 186th and 187th Parachute Regiments “Folgore” collective Medal for the battle of El Alamein North Africa, 22 July – 12 October 1942
  • 185° Parachute Artillery Regiment “Folgore” collective Medal for the battle of El Alamein Battaglia di El Alamein, 23 October – 6 November 1942
  • 185th Parachute Division “Folgore” - collective Medal for the battle of El Alamein Qattara Depression, 4 November 1942

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