YEAR OF BIRTH: 1944 MILITARY SERVICE: 1969 – 1970 ASSIGNMENT: "Tolmezzo" Alpini Battalion, "L’Aquila" Alpini Battalion LOCATION: Moggio Udinese (UD), Tarvisio (UD), Aurina Valley (BZ) ROLE: Conscripted Officer Cadet (AUC), Second Lieutenant and Lieutenant of the Alpini Fabio Ortolani was born in Trieste in 1944. After completing a scientific secondary school diploma, he performed his…

YEAR OF BIRTH: 1961 MILITARY SERVICE: 1981 – 1983 ASSIGNMENT: Nave Audace LOCATION: / ROLE: Gunner (gun layer) Francesco Parisi, born in Trieste in 1961, departed in 1981 for the Italian Navy Basic Training Centre (CAR) in La Spezia, after obtaining his secondary school diploma. In October of the same year, he was…

YEAR OF BIRTH: 1965 MILITARY SERVICE: 1991 – 1992 DESTINATION: Military Centre for Strategic Studies (CeMiSS) LOCATION: Roma ROLE: Conscripted Officer Cadet (AUC), Second Lieutenant of Mountain Artillery and Researcher Piero Pastorello, born in Zevio (Verona) in 1965, lives in Trieste. He performed his military service from 2 July 1991 to 1 October…

YEAR OF BIRTH: 1924 MILITARY SERVICE: 1942 – 1947 (temporarily recalled to service in 1953) ARMED FORCES: Wehrmacht, Red Army, Yugoslav People’s Liberation Army, JNA/JLA LOCATION: URSS, Yugoslavia, Trieste ROLE: Partisan; tank crewman (driver and tank commander) Franc Primožič was born in 1924 in Pevma/Piuma (Gorizia). In the early 1930s he moved with his family…

YEAR OF BIRTH: 1942 MILITARY SERVICE: 1968 – 1969 ASSIGNMENT: "Tolmezzo" Alpini Battalion (114th Mortar Company) WHERE: Tolmezzo (UD), Alto Adige/South Tyrol RUOLO: Conscripted Officer Cadet (AUC), Second Lieutenant of the Alpini (mortar platoon leader) Manlio Princi was born in Gorizia in 1942. Enlisted in 1968 as a Conscripted Officer Cadet (AUC) in the 51st…

YEAR OF BIRTH: 1940 MILITARY SERVICE: 1961 – 1963 ASSIGNMENT: 3rd Missile Artillery Brigade LOCATION: Vicenza ROLE: Artillery non-commissioned officer assigned to cipher duties Giampaolo Reiter, born in Trieste in 1940, performed his military service in the missile artillery branch. He was called up on 1 November 1961 and assigned to the Artillery…

YEAR OF BIRTH: 1944 MILITARY SERVICE: 1965 – 1966 ASSIGNMENT: "Tolmezzo" Alpini Battalion (114th Mortar Company) LOCATION: Venzone (UD) ROLE: Mortarman Elio Ropelato, born in Scurelle (Province of Trento) in 1944, received his call-up papers in 1965, the year in which he departed for the Basic Training Battalion (BAR) in Teramo. He was subsequently assigned…

YEAR OF BIRTH: 1948 MILITARY SERVICE: 1968 – 1969 ASSIGNMENT: 52nd Infantry Regiment "Alpi" LOCATION: Tarcento (UD), Ipplis (UD), Attimis (UD) ROLE: Radio operator Domenico Stifanich was born in 1948 in Cittanova (Novigrad), which at the time was located in Zone B of the Free Territory of Trieste. He was called up…

YEAR OF BIRTH: 1974 MILITARY SERVICE: 1993 – 1994 ASSIGNMENT: 15th Alpini Regiment (Headquarters and Services Company) LOCATION: Chiusaforte (UD) ROLE: Storekeeper Fabio Tamburin, born in Trieste in 1974, performed his military service in the Alpini. Called up in 1993, he received his initial training at the Basic Training Centre (CAR) in Borgo San Dalmazzo…