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Italian version of these guys
Mussolini’s great grandson just scored his first Serie A goal against a goalkeeper named Turati
Incredible historical coincidence because one of Mussolini’s chief opponents through both his socialist and fascist phase was a man named Filippo Turati - he opposed Mussolini when he was the editor of the socialist paper Avanti and continued to oppose him as Mussolini moved towards ultra nationalism and founded fascism. Ended up being forced into exile as one of the leading anti-fascists
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On this day in 1806, Napoleon Bonaparte marches his triumphant army through the streets of Berlin after a stunning 19-day campaign against Prussia. The French victory two weeks earlier at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt seals the German kingdom's fate.
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📜 Austerlitz Campaign, 25 October 1805
The Grande Armée is turning east.
From Munich, Napoleon issues a general order directing his corps towards the Inn and the Austrian frontier.
Bernadotte is to march on Wasserburg, followed by the Bavarians.
Davout's III Corps is ordered from Freising towards Mühldorf, passing through Erding and Dorfen.
Soult advances towards Hohenlinden, while Lannes moves towards Vilsbiburg. Murat's cavalry prepares to screen the advancing army.
Even the pontoon train is ordered forward, with engineers and miners accompanying it.
After days of reorganisation following Ulm, Napoleon has set the next great movement in motion.
Ahead lie the Russians and the road into Austria.
L’Armée entre en Autriche, anonymous lithograph, c. 1845.
