The official AHF Italy under Fascism quiz thread

[arturolorioli]

The names of the 2 assault swimmers trained to attack the Tripoli harbour in 1943.

OK, my try... I would say Luigi Ferraro (later Gold Metal for Military Valour) and his wife Orietta Romano (but the gallant lady was not a "Gamma" assault swimmer properly, AFAIK she just underwent some limited training with underwater rebreather sets at Livorno).

[P.108]

OK, your turn.

[arturolorioli]

The largest calibre mortars in service with the WW2 Italian Army.

[arturolorioli]

The largest calibre mortars in service with the WW2 Italian Army.

A small help. The weapons is sometimes listed as an howitzer (quite incorrectly, as the barrel lenght was under 15 calibres long).

[arturolorioli]

The largest calibre mortars in service with the WW2 Italian Army.

A small help. The weapons is sometimes listed as an howitzer (quite incorrectly, as the barrel lenght was under 15 calibres long).

C'mon, it's not that difficult

Another small help. It was in use by GaF batteries only (260th to 263rd, one in each battery).

[arturolorioli]

The largest calibre mortars in service with the WW2 Italian Army.

Last help. It was a Skoda model, WW1 prize-of-war.

[AVV]

Hello!
Škoda 30.5 cm Mörser M. 11 or M.16?

Best regards, Aleks

[arturolorioli]

Hello!
Škoda 30.5 cm Mörser M. 11 or M.16?
Best regards, Aleks

Larger

[arturolorioli]

Hello!
Škoda 30.5 cm Mörser M. 11 or M.16?
Best regards, Aleks

Larger

OK, probably it was not so easy as I guessed. The correct answer is the the mighty Skoda 420/12. Italy got nine of those 113 tons monsters after WW1 from Austria-Hungary as prize-of-war: at the beginning of WW2 four where assigned to the Guardia alla Frontiera (batteries 260th, 261st, 262nd and 263rd, with one mortar each), two were being reactivated at the Piacenza arsenal, and one had been scrapped and was used as a spare-parts source.

OK, anybody willing to post a new quiz, please do.

[Wisarut]

Good afternoon!

IMHO, the name under question is Etna - first one is protected cruiser, second one - ex-Thai light cruiser Taksin aka Italian AA cruiser Etna. On the second photo you can see her hull with the hull of her sistership Vesuvio (ex-Thai Naresuan) after the war.

Best regards, Aleks

Sadly, those 2 light cruisers cannot be delivered ... and it takes years to get our money back ....

[Marcus]

A new question as this quiz has not moved for a while.

Which group had an insignia like this?

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[Marcus]

I am looking for an organization that was active in the RSI.

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[zaptiè]

it's a GNR (Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana ) badge

[Marcus]

Correct. You turn to post a question.

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What was the smallest italian colony?