Brigadier General Alberto Murer was deported to Flossenbürg in September '44, together with 242 of his men, because of his links with the Resistenza. #OTD in 1944 a camp kapo broke his skull, killing him, because he was hiding 4 potatos. Only 2 of his men survived the camps #IMI#RegioEsercito#WarInItaly@histodons
#OTD in 1912, during the Italo-Turkish war, the Battle of Kars Ras el Leben ended with an Italian victory after 3 days of combats. The Ottomans suffered 1000 KIA and 1000 WIA vs 61 Italian KIA and 113 WIA. #RegioEsercito#MilHis @histodons@militaryhistory