Monday, February 04, 2013

Italian Navy and Air Force Elite Units & Special Forces 1940-45, P. Crociani & P.P. Battistelli.

Italian Navy and Air Force Elite Units & Special Forces 1940-45, P. Crociani & P.P. Battistelli.

Looks at 10th MAS Flotilla, the best known and by far the most successful Italian special forces unit, as well as the San Marco naval infantry, Air Force paratroops and assault troops. Also looks at the period after the Italian armistice, where a reformed Xa MAS and the Fogore Parachute Regiment fought for Mussolini's fascist rump state.
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