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- 1 2 3 4 "Regio Esercito - MVSN - La Milizia Forestale". Regioesercito.it. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ↑ "La Campagna in Jugoslavia del 1941". Xoomer.virgilio.it. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ↑ "La 2ª Campagna in Grecia del 1941". Xoomer.virgilio.it. Archived from the original on 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
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