Italian X Arditi Section the-english-civil-wars 5 Continental standard Militia regiments

5 Continental standard Militia regiments (400 soldiers)

supported by powerful German armour and weapons teams

both StG 44 and FG42 assault rifles

Often they were on the receiving end of awful punishment but rarely wavered

Italian X Arditi Section the-english-civil-wars 5 Continental standard Militia regimentsFormed in May of 1942, the Arditi X Regiment were named after the famed Italian assault units of the Great War and tasked with competing against the British LRDG and SAS units in the Western Desert. Initially formed up of three companies comprising paratroopers, frogmen and the Arditi Camionettisti motorised forces (often in AS. 42 scout cars providing long range reconnaissance patrols), the Arditi X undertook clandestine sea, air and land operations,