Origins
The first units of Italian parachutists were trained and formed shortly before the Second World War in Castel Benito, near Tripoli, where the first Military school of Parachuting was located.
The first troops trained were two Libyan battalions (composed by "nationals", i.e. Italian elements). To these were added the first battalion of Italian troops and the Carabinieri Parachute Battalion.
Later moved to Italy, the staff at Castelbenito was expanded into the School at Tarquinia and became the first elements of the future Folgore Division.
Read more about this topic: Folgore Parachute Brigade
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