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Remembering May 25, 1915, when Business minister says Italian
the nation officially entered World War I exports up 48 percent since 2015
Italian-American Herald
This May 24 commemorates
109 years since Italy officially
entered the First World War in
1915. As a nation they suffered
losses of 650,000 victims among
soldiers and 600,000 civilian
victims. The Great War, with all
its burden of deaths, tragedies,
and devastation, had already been
underway for 10 months when
Italy abandoned neutrality and
sided with the Entente forces
against the former allies of the Austro- Hungarian Empire and Germany. The
allied forces were composed of the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, Italy, and Japan. In those “radiant days of May” which were the prelude to the declaration of war, the majority of the population was against Italy going to war, but the voices of those who pushed for intervention prevailed.
It is a day that has remained in the historical memory of the country. As the
famous lyrics of the Alpine military song
say, “Perhaps the Piave River was truly murmuring calmly and placidly,” as Italian troops waged a decisive victory at the river in June of 1918 that changed the course of the war for Italy. However, in the interim between May 24, 1915, and the wars ending in 1918, there were extremely hard years of suffering and deprivation for both the soldiers and the population. More than three years after the war began a victory would come, but it was achieved at a high price. IAH
Adolfo Urso ANSA
ROME – Italy's exports grew by 48 percent in value terms between 2015 and 2023, Business and Made in Italy Minister Adolfo Urso announced last month.
He stated that Italy is now the world's fifth
largest exporter after overtaking South Korea. The minister presented the data on Made
in Italy Day, which took place on April 15, Leonardo Da Vinci's birthday.
Around 300 initiatives were held for Made in Italy Day between April 5 and 25.
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