Divisione Folgore

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Divisione Folgore movie poster.

Movie (1955)
Also known as: Folgore Division

Starring:
Ettore Manni (the Captain)
Fausto Tozzi (the Sergeant)
José Jaspe (Salvi)
Marco Guglielmi (Lieutenant Corsini)

The battle of El-Alamein in which a para Division is nearly anhinilitated.

Savoia Marchetti SM.82

Seen during the training of the division then during its transfer to North Africa.

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Note the codex 3 on the leading edge.
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At least six Savoia Marchetti SM.82 were used for the filming (codex seen : 2, 3, 6, 7, 19).

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CANT Z.1007

(continuity error) CANT Z.1007 are seen once the flight is flying over Africa.

Short footage at 32:00.

Fiat G.46

Acting as Allied fighter straffing Italian paratroopers first at 42 minutes ...

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... then during the final assault (1h21).

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