Motorized Bersaglieri troops near Arco dei Fileni (Lybia)

Arco dei Fileni

Original caption: &quot;Based on a civil passenger aircraft, the Sparviero was definitely obsolescent, if not obsolete, when Italy went to war. Nevertheless, general opinion holds it as one of the finest torpedo bombers of the War.
When Italy entered World War 2, there were some 600 aircraft in service, and they and subsequent aircraft have been used in every theatre of operations were Italy was fighting.&quot;

Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM-79 Sparviero

Soldiers of rgt. "GIOVANI FASCISTI" (young fascists),defending their position during the battle of Bir el Gobi.These soldiers also called "Mussolini's Boys" by the english soldiers.The "GIOVANI FASCISTI" Rgt. was formed only by volounteers