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    Italian Machine Gunner?


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    Yes for sure. The collar with the three stripes and the star was for machine gunners. They can be white over red (Fiat machine guns) or white over blue (Breda ones). Here is a small medal from ww1

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    After WW1 (I don't know exactly when) the white over red remained for all machine gunners, while the white over blue disappeared. Here is my father picture, shooted in Cavtat on 24th july 1943 (one day before the end of fascism in Italy), having the same collar tabs. The picture was taken in front of the church of St. Michael.

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    Hello. Here are the answers I got.

    The gunner was in the 134th company machine guns, using the SantEtienne French weapons.
    The collar tabs were white over blue.
    That company was under the following main unit in the years 1917-1918:
    Vth army corp
    15-26 jan 1917 in Cornedo
    26 jan - feb in Cestone Sogi Lora
    mar-may again in Cornedo
    6th division
    jun-feb 1918 Val Croina
    XIV army corp
    mar Tremalzo
    apr Barghe
    may-jul Monte Melino
    aug-oct Val Albinocolo
    X army corp
    nov 1918 Bressanone

    The signs showed in the picture should have been used since april 1918.
    The badge for the "fatiche di guerra" become the "enemy bronze medal" in 1920, so the picture can be dated between april 1918 and july 1920.

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