Italian Forces

Moschettieri del Duce

Istituto Luce

Duce's musketeers changing the guard at Palazzo Venezia. Rome, october 1941. Note the rare helmet model 39, called "galenico" from the latin word "galea", the ancient Roman helmet. Probably, as I sayd, it would had become the standard Italian helmet if Italy had not entered the war before 1943 (like in the agreements of Steel Pact). DVX