Beautiful well 'rare triptych by headdresses belonged to an officer of the Italian 6th Regs.
Beautiful well 'rare cap mod 909 belonged to an officer of the Italian 6th Regs. "Lancers of Aosta" in World War I remained untouched and preserved in a chest where I have taken from the family A blend other headgear, this caps 909 and 'in very good condition and very complete conservative note the frieze in black thread low visibility' The officer with the rank of lieutenant was framed in the 6th regiment Italian "Lancers of Aosta" where fighting throughout the First World War, in the early part of World War I (1915-1918) the regiment, five squadrons of cavalry and reinforced a squadron gunners, was used on the low Isonzo until November 17, 1915. It was framed in the IV Cavalry Brigade, itself integrated in the Second Cavalry Division. After spending the winter in the permanent headquarters of Ferrara, "Aosta" was used in May 1916 on the Asiago Plateau to counter the Austrian offensive that tends to outlets in plain through the valleys Vicenza. In 1917 during the offensive plateau Julian Bainsizza performs tasks of connection and security for the XXIV Corps until September 12.
In the month of October 1917 he participated in all the actions carried out in favor of the withdrawal of the second army, distinguishing himself in combat lightening enemy pressure to Cividale and Fagagna. With the overwhelming offensive of Vittorio Veneto (October-November 1918), the last days of the war saw "Aosta", as the other regiments of cavalry, in pursuit of the fleeing enemy, with the most fundamental task of bringing forward the possible armistice line and to prevent the destruction of communication lines. With the office of Corgnolo of 4 November 1918, the Regiment deserved bronze medal for military valor. Needless to say the rarity 'of these objects found right in the centenary of the Great War. MUSEUM PIECE