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sion of the first centenary of his
birth, Captain Cenisio Fusi devi-
sed the motto that identifies the
Carabinieri: “For ever faithful”.
Until then there was another one:
“We are used to obeying silence
and to die silent”, taken from the
poem La Rassegna di Novara by
Costantino Nigra. On June 5,
1920 the Carabinieri Flag was
awarded the first Gold Medal
for Military Valor because of the
contribution offered in the First
World War: and it is precisely in
memory of this day and this event
that every year, on June 5, carries
out the celebration of the Corps.
The Carabinieri were widely em-
ployed also in the colonial period
(in Ethiopia, Libya, Greece, Alba-
nia), during the second world war
and, after the armistice of Cassibi-
le, several departments took part
in the war of liberation; particu-
larly noteworthy is the figure of
the deputy sergeant Salvo D’Ac-
quisto, who died in Torre di Pa-
lidoro, near Rome, on September
23, 1943, killed by the Germans
in retaliation after having accu-
sed himself, although innocent, to
save twenty-two sentenced to de-
Motto creato nel 1814 dal Capitano Cenisio Fusi in occasione del primo centenario dell’Arma dei
Carabinieri, e divenuto contrassegno antonomastico dell’Istituzione

La battaglia in Crimea

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