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Today I came across a text about the Italian Arditi, the famous stormtroopers of the Italian Royal Army in the Great War. It included a nice quote of the "Ten Commandments" their commander Tenente-General Francesco Grasiolo gave them in 1918. But read yourself how an Ardito was expected to behave and to fight:
- Ardito, your name means courage, force and loyalty. Your mission is victory at any cost. Be proud to show the whole world that nobody can resist the Italian soldier. Think of the jewels you are defending with your valour: The freedom of your families, the beauty of your country, the wealth of your nation. This will give you invincible strength.
- To win. numbers and weapons do not count: Above all discipline and boldness are the sole values. Discipline is the most beautyful and the highest moral force. Boldness is the cold, firm will the enemy your superiority, whenever and wherever.
- Victory lies bejond the last enemy trench, to the rear. To reach it use violence and cleverness and do not care if during the assoult some of the enemy remains beyond your reach. If the enemy surrounds you, then surround the enemy.
- Always try to absorb what is happening on the battlefield and rush to help comrades in danger. When you feel the situation is perilous, then throw yourself forward and forward again.
- When attacking, use your hand grenades and dagger, the true weapons of every Ardito. When defending the terrain you have won, use your rifle and your machine gun. Protect your machine guns if you want them to protect you. Cover the sound of the enemy's charge with that of your machine guns. Then you will see the charge fail and the enemy falling like cut wheat.
- If you catch the enemy in the rear, throw him into terror and disorder. There, one courageous man is worth a hundred men, an Italian Ardito worth a thousand enemy soldiers.
- The terror your enemy experiances before you is your best weapon. Be sure to further your fame. Be fierce with the standing enemy, be generous with the falling one.
- If you are wounded or missing, your duty is to give news to your unit and to try to reach your comrades at any cost.
- Do not to any other prize than the smile of the beautiful Italian womenyou defend with your courage. They will cover you with flowers and will bestow kisses on you when you return victorious, proud of your masculinity, oh beloved son of great Italy.
- Run into battle! You are the best example of the genius of our people! The whole country is watching you during your bold attack.
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Geschichte ist die Lüge, auf die man sich geeinigt hat. (Napoléon Bonaparte)
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