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Marshal Italo Balbo, born in Ferrara, Italy, graduated from the University of Florence.
He served as an officer in the alpine Legion during World War I. He is also a highly qualified general. At the same time, he is also one of Mussolini's team members.
He once led the black shirt militia to march to Rome and was highly valued by Mussolini. He was promoted by Mussolini to become the Minister of aviation.
You know, he knew nothing about flying, but he soon learned to fly and began to reorganize the Royal Italian air force.
As a zealot under Mussolini, he has done many great things.
In 1930, he led a high-speed maritime flight squadron composed of savior forward to visit America, setting a record.
He dropped bombs from the air alone, killing thousands of Ethiopians.
In 1933, he led 24 seaplanes to complete the transatlantic flight from Italy to Chicago.
Chicago named a Balboa street to commemorate it, and Franklin Roosevelt invited him to lunch.
It can be said that he is definitely a legend in Italian military politics.
Unfortunately, Mussolini dismissed him. On the surface, he left the air force and became the governor of Libya. In fact, he was promoted and demoted because of Mussolini's suspicion because of his high reputation.
It's gold. It will shine everywhere. After arriving in villa, Balbo transformed Libya from a backward colony into a model of Italian provinces, known as the fourth coast of Italy.
In particular, after Germany exploited a large amount of Libyan oil, Balbo began to introduce petrochemical industry and began petrochemical industry in Tripoli, making Libya a colony.
Recently, Balbo has a headache.
The European battlefield is in full swing, and Italy has also begun to expand its colonies eastward on the battlefield in North Africa. They very much hope to defeat the British, occupy Egypt, control the Suez Canal, and even expand to the Middle East!
However, the situation is not optimistic.
On the European battlefield, the British Expeditionary Forces were lost, while in Egypt, 250000 Italian troops could not beat tens of thousands of British troops!
Now, when he heard that the German army had finally landed in North Africa, he immediately took a plane and prepared to go to the German base in Libya. Now the base has developed on a large scale, and even the runway in the base can take off and land large airliners.
Sitting in a temporary berth and looking out at another plane flying with him, Balbo lit a cigarette.
There are many things he has to worry about. The arrival of the German army with strong combat capability can promote the situation in the battlefield in North Africa. However, he faces another problem: who owns the command?
………
Benghazi.
The sharp air defense alarm sounded throughout the port. With the alarm, all Italian sailors ran nervously towards their positions.
The British are not only dominant on the ground, but also in the air. They can often be seen. They may be stimulated on the European battlefield and come to North Africa to find balance. During this period, British bombers appear almost every day to bomb the Italian Navy in Libya.
On the east side of the port is the old armored cruiser gildio of the Italian Navy, which has been in service for many years with a sense of vicissitudes.
Marine coradio Mazzola sits nervously on his gun position. The Breda m1935 20mm anti-aircraft gun is the anti-aircraft weapon on the warship. Compared with other caliber anti-aircraft guns, its power is very poor. The only advantage is its high firing speed.
At the same time, even this kind of anti-aircraft gun was installed later. The anti-aircraft gun used on land was barely installed on the deck. It didn't even have a shield for an anti-aircraft gun. It even piled up sandbags around as cover.
Sandbags are piled on warships. The British won't let go of such a simple master ship!
Just sitting on his gun position, the shadow of British bombers appeared in the distant view.
The last time the British bombed the oil base, they suffered heavy losses. Since then, the British have learned to take a detour through the sea and come from the north. In this way, they are completely outside the radar detection of the Libyan oil base. Therefore, they have never been intercepted.
Two British bombers, whistling from the sky, seemed to pick up soft persimmons and knead them, and dive down again towards the gilgio!
"Fire!" Shouted the gunner.
Stepping on the launcher, 20mm antiaircraft artillery shells whizzed up into the sky. With the sound of banging fire, shell casings poured out from the other side.
It seemed to have a good momentum, but the two bombers made a natural and unrestrained turn and flew away after diving and dropping bombs.
The bomb exploded dozens of meters away from the warship, and the water splashed more than ten meters high.
It's over.
After loosening his feet, Claudio felt his brain swell. When he just opened fire, the gunfire in his ear echoed all the time. He looked up and saw that on the bridge, the captain and the second mate all walked down.
They won again and drove away the British. They must have gone ashore to drink red wine!
Thinking of red wine, Claudio couldn't help sticking out his tongue and licking his cracked lips. It's really unfair. As officers, they can drink red wine at any time. However, as soldiers, they can only get one glass every day!
Now the British bombers have flown away, and the rest of the time is spent on the deck.
Sitting on the deck next to the gun position and looking at the shore in the distance, you can see the girl swimming on the beach before the war, but now there is nothing.
How boring!
After waiting for more than ten minutes, sitting in a very boring Claudio, he looked up at the sky at will and suddenly found that two planes came again in the direction of the British plane!
"Alarm, alarm, the British are coming again!" He shouted loudly and ran quickly back to his gun position.
At this time, there are not many people left.
According to the previous law, the British came once a day. Today, they killed a rifle, the officers went ashore to drink, and many low-level officers ran away. When Claudio sat on his gun seat, he couldn't even find his gunner.
There was no command. These ordinary sailors stared nervously at the sky. The British plane was getting closer and closer.
"Brothers, don't be stunned. Let's do it!" Claudio aimed his own anti-aircraft gun at the sky. Maybe he will get a promotion because of this opportunity!
FireStarter!
He stepped on the launcher, 20 mm anti-aircraft artillery shells and flew into the sky again. This time, the two bombers didn't escape!
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Marshal Italo Balbo, born in Ferrara, Italy, graduated from the University of Florence.
He served as an officer in the alpine Legion during World War I. He is also a highly qualified general. At the same time, he is also one of Mussolini's team members.
He once led the black shirt militia to march to Rome and was highly valued by Mussolini. He was promoted by Mussolini to become the Minister of aviation.
You know, he knew nothing about flying, but he soon learned to fly and began to reorganize the Royal Italian air force.
As a zealot under Mussolini, he has done many great things.
In 1930, he led a high-speed maritime flight squadron composed of savior forward to visit America, setting a record.
He dropped bombs from the air alone, killing thousands of Ethiopians.
In 1933, he led 24 seaplanes to complete the transatlantic flight from Italy to Chicago.
Chicago named a Balboa street to commemorate it, and Franklin Roosevelt invited him to lunch.
It can be said that he is definitely a legend in Italian military politics.
Unfortunately, Mussolini dismissed him. On the surface, he left the air force and became the governor of Libya. In fact, he was promoted and demoted because of Mussolini's suspicion because of his high reputation.
It's gold. It will shine everywhere. After arriving in villa, Balbo transformed Libya from a backward colony into a model of Italian provinces, known as the fourth coast of Italy.
In particular, after Germany exploited a large amount of Libyan oil, Balbo began to introduce petrochemical industry and began petrochemical industry in Tripoli, making Libya a colony.
Recently, Balbo has a headache.
The European battlefield is in full swing, and Italy has also begun to expand its colonies eastward on the battlefield in North Africa. They very much hope to defeat the British, occupy Egypt, control the Suez Canal, and even expand to the Middle East!
However, the situation is not optimistic.
On the European battlefield, the British Expeditionary Forces were lost, while in Egypt, 250000 Italian troops could not beat tens of thousands of British troops!
Now, when he heard that the German army had finally landed in North Africa, he immediately took a plane and prepared to go to the German base in Libya. Now the base has developed on a large scale, and even the runway in the base can take off and land large airliners.
Sitting in a temporary berth and looking out at another plane flying with him, Balbo lit a cigarette.
There are many things he has to worry about. The arrival of the German army with strong combat capability can promote the situation in the battlefield in North Africa. However, he faces another problem: who owns the command?
………
Benghazi.
The sharp air defense alarm sounded throughout the port. With the alarm, all Italian sailors ran nervously towards their positions.
The British are not only dominant on the ground, but also in the air. They can often be seen. They may be stimulated on the European battlefield and come to North Africa to find balance. During this period, British bombers appear almost every day to bomb the Italian Navy in Libya.
On the east side of the port is the old armored cruiser gildio of the Italian Navy, which has been in service for many years with a sense of vicissitudes.
Marine coradio Mazzola sits nervously on his gun position. The Breda m1935 20mm anti-aircraft gun is the anti-aircraft weapon on the warship. Compared with other caliber anti-aircraft guns, its power is very poor. The only advantage is its high firing speed.
At the same time, even this kind of anti-aircraft gun was installed later. The anti-aircraft gun used on land was barely installed on the deck. It didn't even have a shield for an anti-aircraft gun. It even piled up sandbags around as cover.
Sandbags are piled on warships. The British won't let go of such a simple master ship!
Just sitting on his gun position, the shadow of British bombers appeared in the distant view.
The last time the British bombed the oil base, they suffered heavy losses. Since then, the British have learned to take a detour through the sea and come from the north. In this way, they are completely outside the radar detection of the Libyan oil base. Therefore, they have never been intercepted.
Two British bombers, whistling from the sky, seemed to pick up soft persimmons and knead them, and dive down again towards the gilgio!
"Fire!" Shouted the gunner.
Stepping on the launcher, 20mm antiaircraft artillery shells whizzed up into the sky. With the sound of banging fire, shell casings poured out from the other side.
It seemed to have a good momentum, but the two bombers made a natural and unrestrained turn and flew away after diving and dropping bombs.
The bomb exploded dozens of meters away from the warship, and the water splashed more than ten meters high.
It's over.
After loosening his feet, Claudio felt his brain swell. When he just opened fire, the gunfire in his ear echoed all the time. He looked up and saw that on the bridge, the captain and the second mate all walked down.
They won again and drove away the British. They must have gone ashore to drink red wine!
Thinking of red wine, Claudio couldn't help sticking out his tongue and licking his cracked lips. It's really unfair. As officers, they can drink red wine at any time. However, as soldiers, they can only get one glass every day!
Now the British bombers have flown away, and the rest of the time is spent on the deck.
Sitting on the deck next to the gun position and looking at the shore in the distance, you can see the girl swimming on the beach before the war, but now there is nothing.
How boring!
After waiting for more than ten minutes, sitting in a very boring Claudio, he looked up at the sky at will and suddenly found that two planes came again in the direction of the British plane!
"Alarm, alarm, the British are coming again!" He shouted loudly and ran quickly back to his gun position.
At this time, there are not many people left.
According to the previous law, the British came once a day. Today, they killed a rifle, the officers went ashore to drink, and many low-level officers ran away. When Claudio sat on his gun seat, he couldn't even find his gunner.
There was no command. These ordinary sailors stared nervously at the sky. The British plane was getting closer and closer.
"Brothers, don't be stunned. Let's do it!" Claudio aimed his own anti-aircraft gun at the sky. Maybe he will get a promotion because of this opportunity!
FireStarter!
He stepped on the launcher, 20 mm anti-aircraft artillery shells and flew into the sky again. This time, the two bombers didn't escape!
Marshal Italo Balbo, born in Ferrara, Italy, graduated from the University of Florence.He served as an officer in the alpine Legion during World War I. He is also a highly qualified general. At the same time, he is also one of Mussolini's team members.He once led the black shirt militia to march to Rome and was highly valued by Mussolini. He was promoted by Mussolini to become the Minister of aviation.You know, he knew nothing about flying, but he soon learned to fly and began to reorganize the Royal Italian air force.As a zealot under Mussolini, he has done many great things.In 1930, he led a high-speed maritime flight squadron composed of savior forward to visit America, setting a record.He dropped bombs from the air alone, killing thousands of Ethiopians.In 1933, he led 24 seaplanes to complete the transatlantic flight from Italy to Chicago.Chicago named a Balboa street to commemorate it, and Franklin Roosevelt invited him to lunch.It can be said that he is definitely a legend in Italian military politics.Unfortunately, Mussolini dismissed him. On the surface, he left the air force and became the governor of Libya. In fact, he was promoted and demoted because of Mussolini's suspicion because of his high reputation.It's gold. It will shine everywhere. After arriving in villa, Balbo transformed Libya from a backward colony into a model of Italian provinces, known as the fourth coast of Italy.In particular, after Germany exploited a large amount of Libyan oil, Balbo began to introduce petrochemical industry and began petrochemical industry in Tripoli, making Libya a colony.Recently, Balbo has a headache.The European battlefield is in full swing, and Italy has also begun to expand its colonies eastward on the battlefield in North Africa. They very much hope to defeat the British, occupy Egypt, control the Suez Canal, and even expand to the Middle East!However, the situation is not optimistic.On the European battlefield, the British Expeditionary Forces were lost, while in Egypt, 250000 Italian troops could not beat tens of thousands of British troops!Now, when he heard that the German army had finally landed in North Africa, he immediately took a plane and prepared to go to the German base in Libya. Now the base has developed on a large scale, and even the runway in the base can take off and land large airliners.Sitting in a temporary berth and looking out at another plane flying with him, Balbo lit a cigarette.There are many things he has to worry about. The arrival of the German army with strong combat capability can promote the situation in the battlefield in North Africa. However, he faces another problem: who owns the command?Benghazi.The sharp air defense alarm sounded throughout the port. With the alarm, all Italian sailors ran nervously towards their positions.The British are not only dominant on the ground, but also in the air. They can often be seen. They may be stimulated on the European battlefield and come to North Africa to find balance. During this period, British bombers appear almost every day to bomb the Italian Navy in Libya.On the east side of the port is the old armored cruiser gildio of the Italian Navy, which has been in service for many years with a sense of vicissitudes.Marine coradio Mazzola sits nervously on his gun position. The Breda m1935 20mm anti-aircraft gun is the anti-aircraft weapon on the warship. Compared with other caliber anti-aircraft guns, its power is very poor. The only advantage is its high firing speed.At the same time, even this kind of anti-aircraft gun was installed later. The anti-aircraft gun used on land was barely installed on the deck. It didn't even have a shield for an anti-aircraft gun. It even piled up sandbags around as cover.Sandbags are piled on warships. The British won't let go of such a simple master ship!Just sitting on his gun position, the shadow of British bombers appeared in the distant view.The last time the British bombed the oil base, they suffered heavy losses. Since then, the British have learned to take a detour through the sea and come from the north. In this way, they are completely outside the radar detection of the Libyan oil base. Therefore, they have never been intercepted.Two British bombers, whistling from the sky, seemed to pick up soft persimmons and knead them, and dive down again towards the gilgio!"Fire!" Shouted the gunner.Stepping on the launcher, 20mm antiaircraft artillery shells whizzed up into the sky. With the sound of banging fire, shell casings poured out from the other side.It seemed to have a good momentum, but the two bombers made a natural and unrestrained turn and flew away after diving and dropping bombs.The bomb exploded dozens of meters away from the warship, and the water splashed more than ten meters high.It's over.After loosening his feet, Claudio felt his brain swell. When he just opened fire, the gunfire in his ear echoed all the time. He looked up and saw that on the bridge, the captain and the second mate all walked down.They won again and drove away the British. They must have gone ashore to drink red wine!Thinking of red wine, Claudio couldn't help sticking out his tongue and licking his cracked lips. It's really unfair. As officers, they can drink red wine at any time. However, as soldiers, they can only get one glass every day!Now the British bombers have flown away, and the rest of the time is spent on the deck.Sitting on the deck next to the gun position and looking at the shore in the distance, you can see the girl swimming on the beach before the war, but now there is nothing.How boring!After waiting for more than ten minutes, sitting in a very boring Claudio, he looked up at the sky at will and suddenly found that two planes came again in the direction of the British plane!"Alarm, alarm, the British are coming again!" He shouted loudly and ran quickly back to his gun position.At this time, there are not many people left.According to the previous law, the British came once a day. Today, they killed a rifle, the officers went ashore to drink, and many low-level officers ran away. When Claudio sat on his gun seat, he couldn't even find his gunner.There was no command. These ordinary sailors stared nervously at the sky. The British plane was getting closer and closer."Brothers, don't be stunned. Let's do it!" Claudio aimed his own anti-aircraft gun at the sky. Maybe he will get a promotion because of this opportunity!FireStarter!He stepped on the launcher, 20 mm anti-aircraft artillery shells and flew into the sky again. This time, the two bombers didn't escape!
