Targa al 6° Reggimento Alpini - Verona, Italy
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flyingmoose
N 45° 26.263 E 010° 59.573
32T E 655868 N 5033509
A homage to an old military unit on the city wall.
Waymark Code: WM19BJP
Location: Veneto, Italy
Date Posted: 01/17/2024
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A bronze relife sculpture that honors the 6th Alpini Regiment, known as the eagles. It depicts soldiers naked and holding knives riding the wind and eagles into battle. It is bordered by marble and surrounded by Ivy. It was made by Edgardo Simone at the Fonderia Lacana in Napoli in 1924.
Italian:
Alle Aquile del vi alpini
Che le penne insangvinarono su tutte le cime a prova di ferro tormenta valanghe per il piv libero volo
English:
To the Alpine Eagles
That the feathers bloodied on all the iron-proof peaks storm avalanches for the most free flight
Below the sculpture is a grave like stone with:
Taurinense
Tridentina
Julia
Cuneense
Pusteria
Alpi
Graie
1940-1945
A.N.A. Verona 31*1*1965
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Type of memorial: Other
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