"Adesso Viene Il Bello" But you´re holding back the British on El Alamein

The Second Battle of El Alamein lasted from 23 October 1942 to 11 November 1942. The 185th Paratroopers Division Folgore at El Alamein fought with incredible courage and tenacity. Their actions against incredible odds won the praise of the German allies and respect from the advancing Allies. By 6 November, only a handful of the original 5,000 Folgore remained. The others were killed or captured during battle or in retreat. The surviving troops had collectively expended almost every piece of ammunition they had possessed to hold the British at bay. The men could hold out no longer. So this was the day that all organized resistance from the Folgore was to end. The leaders of the last functioning group of combatants, Colonel Camosso and Major Zanninovich, decided to lay down their arms. Their exhausted soldiers possessed minimal ammunition and supplies. They were now nearly surrounded by British armor and ground forces. Incredibly a few Folgore who had chosen to continue the fight managed to avoid capture by the British. These soldiers made their way back into Tunisia. They joined the newly formed 285th Parachutist Battalion Folgore and continued the struggle for their beloved Italy. Colonel Camosso ordered his surrounded soldiers to destroy their weapons before the surrender. He wanted nothing of material value to fall into the enemy’s hands. As it became apparent to the British that the Folgore stopped resisting, they advanced forward to secure the enemy they had come to respect over these many days of hard battle. . . . . . . . . . #memes #wojack