It was built by Paolo Caccia Dominioni, veteran of both wolrd wars, officer of the Alpini and military engineer, commander of the special battalion “Genio Guastatori” during the desert campaign. His batallion distinguished itself in the recapture of Tobruk and in the capture of Marsa Matruh, and Dominioni was entrusted to prepare the logistics and engineering to cross the Nile (which he planned to take place at the Saqqara pyramids). However, the Axis advance was stopped by the Allies at El Al Amein in July 1942. The second battle in November 1942 marked the beginning of the Allied counteroffensive. There were tens of thousands of casualties; some Italian troops, thanks to the complete sacrifice of the Folgore paratroopers and of the Ariete tank division, were able to make a strenuous retreat across the desert to Libya and Tunisia, including the men of Dominioni, who returned to Italy. After the Germans invaded Italy following the Italian armistice with the Allies, Dominioni remained loyal to the kingdom and joined the resistance. In the post-war period he dedicated his remaining life to create this memorial and write a history of the events leading to the battle.
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But Italy was the bad guy?
Who’s gonna tell them-?
It was built by Paolo Caccia Dominioni, veteran of both wolrd wars, officer of the Alpini and military engineer, commander of the special battalion “Genio Guastatori” during the desert campaign. His batallion distinguished itself in the recapture of Tobruk and in the capture of Marsa Matruh, and Dominioni was entrusted to prepare the logistics and engineering to cross the Nile (which he planned to take place at the Saqqara pyramids). However, the Axis advance was stopped by the Allies at El Al Amein in July 1942. The second battle in November 1942 marked the beginning of the Allied counteroffensive. There were tens of thousands of casualties; some Italian troops, thanks to the complete sacrifice of the Folgore paratroopers and of the Ariete tank division, were able to make a strenuous retreat across the desert to Libya and Tunisia, including the men of Dominioni, who returned to Italy. After the Germans invaded Italy following the Italian armistice with the Allies, Dominioni remained loyal to the kingdom and joined the resistance. In the post-war period he dedicated his remaining life to create this memorial and write a history of the events leading to the battle.
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It looks like a giant…