The cohortatio was the speech of the commander to the Roman legionaries before the battle. Famous are the cohortationes of Julius Caesar told in De Bello Gallico. Of course this tradition was renewed by the MVSN, ideal heritage of the Roman legions. Here an example: the commander remembers to the troops the Cause and the Ideal, the fight against Bolshevism, and the dangers of a powerful enemy. DVX

"Cohortatio"

Black Shirts of the Raggruppamento XXIII Marzo salute their Commander, the Console Generale (= brigadier/brigade general) Enrico Francisci. Beloved by his troops, highly decorated veteran of WW1, Ethiopia and Spain, after the Russian campaign he fought in Sicily where he fell in combat. DVX

Salute to the Commander

Conclusion of the cohortatio with an ideal salute to the black shirts and soldiers fallen in the fight. DVX