ITALY: Can anyone kindly provide the citation for a WW1 Italian Bronze Medal of Military Valor

[arrestanddevelopment]

Hi

  just picked this up, if anyone could provide details of his award it would be very much appreciated.

Thank you

Steve

[Antonio Prieto]

Yopu can use the web of the  Instituto del Nastro Azzurro

http://decoratialvalormilitare.istitutonastroazzurro.org/#

For LAGANÀ, VALENTINO see Bronze Medal in 1917 (bottom of the page)

 

 

http://decoratialvalormilitare.istitutonastroazzurro.org/view_doc.php?img=e-1917 vol_1/e-1917 vol_1_00000449.JPG

http://decoratialvalormilitare.istitutonastroazzurro.org/view_doc.php?img=e-1917 vol_1/e-1917 vol_1_00000450.JPG

Edited December 8, 2022 by Antonio Prieto

[arrestanddevelopment]

Thank you Antonio, much appreciated,

have i got the translation correct ??

 

"Wounded, he did not want to abandon his comrades to the memory of the assault urging them with his voice to conquer an opposing trench."

Edited December 8, 2022 by arrestanddevelopment

[arrestanddevelopment]

Lari Giuseppe, from Verolanuova (Breacia) Soldier fantaria regiment. n 30115 serial number

[Antonio Prieto]

No, these are the facts

Durante la succedentisi esplosioni de una polveriera incendiata, con lunga fatica e con grave pericolo, cooperava al salvataggio di due soldati rimasti sepolti sotto le macerie della polveriera spessa

 

 

During the successful explosions of a burned powder keg, with long effort and with serious danger, he cooperated on the rescue of two soldiers who remained buried under the rubble of the thick powder keg

[arrestanddevelopment]

thank you 

[Drugo]

"Succedentisi" is not translated as successful but rather "explosions in sequence". I think it gives a better idea of the context... The chain reaction of an exploding powder keg. Must had been hell.

[Antonio Prieto]

Thank you for the explanation

[Elmar Lang]

Drugo, your correction gives the right description of what's said in the "motivazione". 

[lilo]

Hello Steve,

here you go:

Valentino Laganà, from Melito Porto Salvo (Reggio Calabria), Second Lieutenant

Bombard Group.

During the sequence explosions of a burning storeroom for ammunition (powder magazine), with great effort and in serious danger, he cooperated in the rescue of two soldiers buried under the rubble of the that same storeroom for ammunition.

San Michele del Carso – August, 7^th 1916

 

Edited September 3, 2023 by lilo