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Giuseppe Orsi

Lieutenant in the 84th Infantry Regiment, 7th Unit, 1st Platoon - born on January 2nd 1885 in Naples, died on October 22nd 1911 in Sciara Zauia (Libya) due to wounds received in action

bronze bust of Orsi Giuseppe

 
Grounds for the award: "While he was in a trench he was attacked by overpowering forces coming from both the front and the back, but he managed to resist with admirable strength and boldness.
Informed that most of the unit was retiring, he ordered his platoon to surround him, thus saying: "This is our place. Draw close to your lieutenant; here we are to stand up for our regiment!". He died among his soldiers".

 
 
 
 
 

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