Arditi
Arditi was the name adopted by Royal Italian Army elite storm troops of World War I. The name derives from the Italian verb ardire ("to dare") and translates as "The Daring Ones".
Reparti d'assalto (Assault Units) were formed in the summer of 1917 by Colonel Bassi, and were assigned the tactical role of shock troops, breaching enemy defenses in order to prepare the way for a broad infantry advance. The Arditi were not units within infantry divisions, but were considered a separate combat arm.
The Reparti d'assalto were successful in bringing in a degree of movement to what had previously been a war of entrenched positions. Their exploits on the battlefield were exemplary and they gained an illustrious place in Italian military history. They were demobilized by 1920.
The name Arditi was later used in 1919–20 by the Italian occupiers of Fiume who were led by Gabriele D'Annunzio, most of whom had been members of the Royal Italian Army. Their use of a uniform with black shirts and black fez was later taken up by Benito Mussolini's paramilitary forces, the Blackshirts.
Arditi (surname)
Arditi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arditi (disambiguation)
Arditi is the name adopted by the Italian Army elite storm troops of World War I.
Arditi may also refer to:
See also
Podcasts:
Arditi
ALBUMS
- Imposing Elitism released: 2014
- Leading the Iron Resistance released: 2011
- Statues of Gods / Invictis Victi Victuri released: 2009
- Omne Ensis Impera released: 2008
- Marching on to Victory released: 2007
- Standards of Triumph released: 2006
- Spirit of Sacrifice released: 2004
- United in Blood released: 2004
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by Arditi
Standards of Triumph
by: ArditiOur past sufferings were lessons,
and for every lesson we took our will got only
stronger.
These decades of misery were a lesson,
and for each minute that passed our goal got only
closer.
And the final lesson, and it's final assignment, we
give you this day.
Take whatever you have at hand and turn it into a
weapon.
Take whatever feelings you have left and turn them into
hatred.
For there are no losers in our war.
It brings glory to the victors, it edifies the
character of the noble defeated.
And it makes extinct what should not exist in the
first.
And when our day comes...
All field lie fallow.
All grounds are ripe with blood.
Words echo hollow.
When every ploughshare's made a sword.
Comfort is the most dangerous enemy faced today.
It lingers and renders you incapable of any action
worthwhile.
Serenity a poison made as deadly as any other.
It pacifies you and induces a state of mind.
In which you do not even recognize the most essential
Tributes of your existence
Our war is a wakeup call
It will bring us back where we belong
It will provide for us a reason for our existence
This is not the war to end all wars
This is the war that will never end...
All field lie fallow.
All grounds are ripe with blood.
Words echo hollow.
When every ploughshare's made a sword.