Italian Alpini Mountain Troops infantry-squad to be placed in the

to be placed in the trenches armed with primed muskets to snipe at the besieged or to deter sallies

It was the only fully motorised infantry unit available to the Polish Army in 1939 and was one of few Polish units (brigade size or larger) not to have been decisively defeated during the invasion of Poland

as firearms and ammunition became ever more scarce

and cheaper aircraft

may be used as Trojans

Italian Alpini Mountain Troops infantry-squad to be placed in theKnown as Le Penne Nere (the black feathers), after the distinctive raven feather in their headgear, the Alpini are the Italian Armys elite specialists in mountain warfare. Created by Royal decree no. 1056 in 1872, they are the oldest mountain specialists in the world. In 1935, the Italian fascist government under Mussolini reorganised the Alpini into six divisions and sent three of them to fight on the Eastern Front alongside the Germans against the