Republic Day

June 2nd is the date of birth of the Italian Republic. In 1946, 86 years after the unification of Italy under the House of Savoy, the Italian people, with a referendum, chose the republic instead of monarchy.Local ceremonies usually start with a jump of paratroopers flying the Italian flag and some other standards, like this one with the coat of arms of the “Carabinieri”.Here we can see a huge standard of the Folgore Parachute Brigade, whose headquarters is in Livorno.The standard of the 1st Regiment Carabinieri Tuscania, also based in Livorno.

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June 2nd

June 2 is the date of birth of the Italian Republic: in 1946, with a referendum, the Italians voted to choose the republic over the monarchy.Local ceremonies started with a jump of paratroopers carrying the Italian flag and the standard of the City of Livorno.The six parachutists landed safely in “Piazza della Repubblica”
A band of the Navy leading the parade, in background the “Palazzo Santoponte” in “Piazza Cavour”.The standard of Livorno and several others from the cities of the province in a ceremony at the monument to the fallen Resistance fighters, in “Via Ernesto Rossi”.

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End of TAN

The last day of the TAN at noon with the traditional jump of some parachutists over the Terrazza Mascagni. The first one is flying the flag of the Navy, which is the Italian flag with the emblems of the four Repubbliche Marinare (Maritime Republics).The second parachutist is from the “Folgore” (Thunderbolt) Brigade, the largest paratrooper unit of the Army, based in Livorno. A third and a fourth follow with the standard of the TAN and of the city of Livorno.Two pennants were dropped just before the jump, falling in the sea in front of the Terrazza.