Sunday 20 April 2014

I Marmittoni

Today's blog post is a 1940ish Italian infantry division. It has two infantry regiments, each of three battalions (Airfix). The HQ unit is a Fiat 500 (Early War Miniatures) with a couple of figures. The divisional artillery regiment (HAT) is represented by a 75mm gun and two figures. The artillery LOG vehicle is a 1/100 model Zis (Zvezda). The divisional LOG train is represented by a diecast bus with added detail. The division has no anti-tank unit but does have a fearsome AA capability: 20mm HMG. The division is also very lucky to have Recce capability in the shape of an attached Bersaglieri m/c unit. This infantry division is a small unit and is almost immobile once emplaced but it does have some firepower. Well, a little.

Pictures!
1. HQ & AA 
2. AA & HQ
3. LOG Battalion
4. Recce Battalion (r)
5. Artillery Regiment
6. Artillery Regiment
7. Infantry Battalions
8. Infantry Battalions
9. Infantry Division On Parade

 PS I Marmittoni is the Italian way of saying 'The Squaddies', 'Les Poilus', 'The GIs' or 'Las Guripas'. I believe it is a reference to the large cooking pots the infantry used to use to prepare meals. Unless someone knows different?

Updates as they happen!

10 comments:

  1. Yes, the origin the nickname is correct, By the way the spelling should be "Marmittoni". In Italian "Marmitta" is a very large pot. Regards, Fabrizio from Italy

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    1. Brilliant! Thank you, Fabrizio, I've corrected my spelling :)

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    2. Marmittoni is lovely on toast. But you either love it or hate it ;-)

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    3. I don't think i'd love broken metal spread on my toast tbh......;)

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  2. Great work on these guys! The vehicles look particularly cool!

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  3. Simply outstanding James!

    That Reece unit rocks mate!

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  4. Excellent work, and a worthy subject too!

    Kind regards, Chris.

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