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Folgore paratrooper brigade
Coverage of Folgore paratrooper brigade in the Nexus archive.
- Huge fascist-era underground cisterns draw Western special forces to Italy for tunnel training
Western special forces are training in fascist-era underground cisterns in Italy for subterranean combat, with nations including Israel, the U.S., and European countries using the site. The cisterns, built in the 1930s by Benito Mussolini's government, now simulate tunnel warfare challenges like darkness and limited communication.