The Ambassador of Italy, Alessandro Gaudiano, paid tribute to those who died in the territories of what is now the Czech Republic during the two World Wars, by taking part in the commemorative ceremony organised by the Embassy on Saturday 7 November at the Italian Military Memorial in Milovice, where some 5,200 Italian soldiers and military personnel of other nationalities are buried.
The ceremony began with a performance of La canzone del Piave and the Italian and Czech national anthems by the military band of the Prague Garrison Command. This was followed by the laying of wreaths at the foot of the War Memorial by the Ambassador and representatives of the civilian and military authorities present. The commemorative event concluded with the recitation of the Soldier’s Prayer by the Carabiniere delegated by the Embassy of Italy.
The many guests present included a delegation from the Czech Republic-Italy Interparliamentary Friendship Group; the Defence Attaché, Colonel Sandro Iervolino; the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Milovice, Lukáš Pilc and Milan Pour; the representative of the Municipality of Conegliano, Councillor Enzo Perin, accompanied by Councillor Matteo Zucol; the President of A.R.Mi. – the Milovice Military Remembrance Association – and a member of the Executive Committee of the Union of Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, Colonel Svetozár Plesník; the President of Comites – the Committee of Italians Residing Abroad of the Czech Republic, Roberto Massa; a delegation of Alpine troops coordinated by the Belluno, Conegliano, Treviso, Valdobbiadene and Vittorio Veneto Sections; and a delegation from the National Association of Families of the Fallen and Missing in War.
