Il Duce talking with a legionary of the Black Shirts M battalion IX Settembre. Adriatic front, august 1944. DVX

Inspection of the Duce

Troops of the RSI Littorio division ready for a mission on the Gothic line. Note the German flamethrower m41. Anyway some of these flamethrowers were already acquired by the Regio Esercito before the armistice, so it's possible it doesn't come from a new supply for the Republican army. DVX

Ready for the mission

Since we were discussing it elsewhere, I thought I provide this. I believe the image originated from an Italian manual, but don't know for sure. There are plenty of photos around of this mountain gun without its shield, but I think I've only seen 1-2 with the shield mounted. 