Posted on Dec 19, 2017

Italian king's reburial reopens old wounds

Sgt Wayne Wood

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Italian king's reburial reopens old wounds

Posted from bbc.co.uk

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Posted 7 y ago

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LTC Orlando Illi

Posted 7 y ago

My Grandfather never forgave Victor Emmanuel for his betrayal in 1922. He resigned his commission and emigrated to America in 1923 after Mussolini demanded that all Italian Officers swear personal allegiance to him and renounce their King's Commission.

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SSG Edward Tilton

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That's interesting

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Italian king's reburial reopens old wounds

Italian king's reburial reopens old wounds

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