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Italian conquest of northern Somalia in 1925. As part of the "colonna Musso", they assisted in the occupation of the
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or white clothing. A common feature was the white and red collar insignia of the carabinieri.
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The Italian colonial governments in the territories listed above modelled the various zaptié
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In Italian Somaliland, the zaptié provided a ceremonial escort for the Italian
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Article of Arnaldo Grilli on the first two years of World War II (in Italian)
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in Ethiopia for three months until this military unit was destroyed by the
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89:; a term which was used to refer to both the
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396:"Non tutti sanno che... Zaptié" (in Italian)
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378:Italian conquest of north-eastern Somalia
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303:, a former member of the zaptìé corps,
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82:The word "zaptié" is derived from the
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419:President Siad Barre life (German)
284:In this battle, Muntaz (corporal)
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167:Zaptié troopers were armed with
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1215:Bands (Italian Army irregulars)
317:Bands (Italian Army irregulars)
288:of the LXXII Zaptié (I° Gruppo
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749:Italian concession of Tientsin
440:Crociani, P. & Viotti, A.
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1262:Italian 1st Eritrean Division
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558:Independent State of Croatia
294:Gold Medal of Military Valor
252:Italian conquest of Ethiopia
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578:Principality of the Pindus
233:Campaign of the Sultanates
163:Attire, weaponry and ranks
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1323:Italian East African lira
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383:February 6, 2012, at the
1333:Italian Somaliland rupia
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662:Galla-Sidamo Governorate
1394:Italian colonial troops
1328:Italian Somaliland lira
1148:Libyan Railway stations
1113:Asmara-Massawa Cableway
1103:Ethio-Djibouti Railways
189:in 1927 numbered 1,500
66:between 1888 and 1943.
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1143:Italian Libya Railways
1022:Fiat Tagliero Building
842:Settlers and colonists
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78:Eritrean Zaptié, 1920s
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332:Italian Africa Police
256:East African Campaign
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275:Battle of Culqualber
245:Majeerteen Sultanate
169:Model 1874 revolvers
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997:Mogadishu Cathedral
640:Somalia Governorate
635:Eritrea Governorate
630:Italian East Africa
510:Southeastern France
273:that fought at the
254:in 1936 and in the
187:Somali Zaptié Corps
31:Group of Zaptié in
1389:Italian Somaliland
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1133:Via della Vittoria
1007:Benghazi Cathedral
970:Governor's Palace
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645:British Somaliland
618:Italian Somaliland
241:Sultanate of Hobyo
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70:Origins and duties
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657:Harar Governorate
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884:Irredentism
623:Oltre Giuba
541:World War I
290:Carabinieri
267:Carabinieri
120:carabinieri
44:gendarmerie
1368:Categories
1194:Third Rome
1128:Via Balbia
964:(Tripoli)
854:Dodecanese
435:References
305:Siad Barre
113:forces on
64:Somaliland
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972:(Asmara)
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216:Campaigns
146:meharists
137:troops).
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52:Cyrenaica
1046:Urbanism
990:Civilian
907:Dalmatia
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563:Dalmatia
537:Albania
500:Western
422:Archived
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311:See also
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520:Corsica
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84:Turkish
60:Eritrea
54:(later
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770:Adalia
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515:Monaco
322:Dubats
299:After
279:Allies
206:sashes
204:, red
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180:sabres
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18:Zaptie
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869:Libya
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795:Sudan
790:Kenya
775:Egypt
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