+TRIESTE This morning (Saturday 25 May) the 36th National Gathering of Italian Infantrymen officially opened in the City Council Hall of Trieste.
This is after the ceremony for the arrival of the Tricolore of the Gathering from the Molo Audace and its display on the Colle di San Giusto took place yesterday.
The celebrations will culminate tomorrow (Sunday 26 May) with the great Fanti parade along the city banks: over 10 thousand people are expected to participate.
We would also like to remind you that until tomorrow in the Municipal Art Hall (Piazza dell’Unità d’Italia 4) the exhibition ”36th National Gathering of Italian Infantrymen” can be visited from 10am to 1pm and 5pm to 8pm. On today’s occasion, the guests were welcomed in the City Council Hall by a representative of the Municipality of Trieste, who brought institutional greetings and remembered the 70th anniversary of the reunification of Trieste with Italy (1954) recurring this year .
After the honors for the arrival of the National Medalist of the National Infantryman’s Association, the national president of the National Infantryman’s Association Gianni Stucchi spoke, stating that for those present, being in Trieste is like returning home and that tomorrow’s parade represents the opportunity for the Infantrymen coming from all over the country to embrace the city on the anniversary of its return to Italy. In addition to this, the Gathering celebrates the 400th anniversary of the establishment in 1624 of the 1st Infantry Regiment (the Savoy Regiment, initially with the name of “Fleury”, which later became “Brigata Re” and then “San Giusto”) and recalls that Trieste is the first city to recognize honorary citizenship to the Unknown Soldier. Subsequently, Colonel Massimiliano Spucches presented the 66th “Trieste” Airmobile Infantry Regiment: originally established in 1862 as part of the Royal Army, it participated in the Third War of Independence during the Risorgimento, in the two World Wars and subsequently in numerous operations in international scenarios.
It is currently the only airmobile infantry unit, i.e. combined with aviation components, of the Italian Army. The Municipality of Trieste has announced that tomorrow (Sunday 26 May) the 14th Century Seal of the City of Trieste will be awarded to the 66th “Trieste” Airmobile Infantry Regiment (see the calendar below).
The presidents of Assofante of Trieste and Forlì also spoke. The institutional moment concluded with an exchange of gifts, to leave room for the Assembly of the National Council of the National Infantryman’s Association, scheduled for the same morning in the City Council Room.
Here is the program of subsequent events:
Saturday 25 May
12.30 pm: Holy Mass in the church of Sant’Antonio Taumaturgo, Piazza Sant’Antonio in Trieste 3 pm: wreath laying at the National Monument of the San Sabba Risiera. The participants will be able to independently access the Rice Mill Museum and Memorial;
Time to be confirmed: wreath deposition at the Shrine of Guglielmo Oberdan Via XXIV Maggio 4. Those present will be able to access the Risorgimento Museum independently;
5pm: conference “Patrols in the East” by Pierpaolo Donvito, analysis of the organization of the defensive system on the eastern border and the Trieste Karst in the years of the Cold War – Sala Costantinides of the Sartorio Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII Museum, 1 in Trieste
7.30 pm: performance of bands and fanfares of the Sections of the National Infantryman Association in Piazza Unità d’Italia, Piazza della Borsa and Piazza Ponte Rosso.
Sunday 26 May
7.30 am: start of massing of the Sections of the National Infantryman’s Association in Piazza Unità d’Italia
9am: flag raising 10.30am: start of ceremony: speeches by the authorities and the National President of the Infantryman’s Association Gianni Stucchi, Delivery of the 14th Century Seal of the 66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment “Trieste”;
12pm: Sections withdraw from Piazza Unità d’Italia and march along the banks of Trieste until they reach Piazza Ponterosso. Conclusion of the ceremony of passing the Flag of the Rally to the Palermo Section.
6pm: flag lowering in Piazza Unità d’Italia and closing of the 36th National Gathering of Italian Infantrymen.
