Italian in East Timor 1999

[easyand]

Some pics of folgore brigade in east timor


http://ssos.altervista.org/somalia/timor8.jpg

http://ssos.altervista.org/somalia/timor7.jpg

http://ssos.altervista.org/somalia/timor6.jpg

http://ssos.altervista.org/somalia/timor5.jpg

http://ssos.altervista.org/somalia/timor4.jpg

http://ssos.altervista.org/somalia/timor2.jpg

http://ssos.altervista.org/somalia/timor13.jpg

http://ssos.altervista.org/somalia/timor12.jpg

http://ssos.altervista.org/somalia/timor10.jpg

http://ssos.altervista.org/somalia/moto.jpg

http://www.esercito.difesa.it/root/media/foto/foto_timor6.jpg

http://www.esercito.difesa.it/root/media/foto/foto_timor24.jpg

http://www.esercito.difesa.it/root/media/foto/foto_timor22.jpg

http://www.esercito.difesa.it/root/media/foto/foto_timor17.jpg

http://www.esercito.difesa.it/root/media/foto/foto_timor19.jpg

http://www.esercito.difesa.it/root/media/foto/foto_timor12.jpg

http://www.congedatifolgore.com/museo/high/sala22-4.jpg

http://www.congedatifolgore.com/museo/high/sala22-5.jpg

http://www.congedatifolgore.com/museo/high/sala23-4.jpg

http://www.congedatifolgore.com/museo/high/sala23-6.jpg

http://www.sestagrifi.altervista.org/missioni/timor/0124-3v-09.jpg

http://www.sestagrifi.altervista.org/missioni/timor/Timor14.jpg

http://www.sestagrifi.altervista.org/missioni/timor/vccdili3.jpg

http://www.sestagrifi.altervista.org/missioni/timor/Timor1.jpg

http://www.sestagrifi.altervista.org/missioni/timor/timor4/Timormazza200.jpg

http://www.sestagrifi.altervista.org/missioni/timor/timor4/Timormazza124.jpg

[J-10]

http://www.sestagrifi.altervista.org/missioni/timor/vccdili3.jpg

http://www.sestagrifi.altervista.org/missioni/timor/Timor14.jpg


Interesting pics. :D

What's the armoured vehicle?

[easyand]

VCC-1,an italian improvement of M113

[MEGR]

What happened in East timor?

[mack pl]

What happened in East timor?

hmmm, some uprising against Indonesia few years ago.

[Ballistic]

East Timor voted for independance from Indonesia. Indonesian militias and "Police" started murdering innocent people after the vote and the whole situation went arse up. The Aussies went in and took control, then the UN took over a while later. There are various sites around the internet that can explain exactly what happened in far more detail than I just did. Try the Australian Defence website (http://www.defence.gov.au/index.cfm) (link on frontpage of this website, down the bottom) or even here at Aus and NZ Defender.com (http://www.australiandefender.com.au/stories/stor_intro.htm).

[MEGR]

Thanks for your help Mack, and Ballistic.

[Raistlin]

What main gun do they use? I can't quite figure out.

[mack pl]

What main gun do they use? I can't quite figure out.
Berreta 70/90 or something like that...

[garoco]

Bravo easyand!

Great pictures of what was a thankfully successful effort by INTERFET to stabilise and protect the emerging nation of East Timor (now Timor Leste) from 1999-2000.

The Italianos in INTERFET were very professional and their conduct reflected their long and honourable history. The ones I saw and met were very good blokes, and in fact one in particular was a tremendous cook and singer! He should enter Eurovision! ;)

Ciao! :)

[Dennis G]

sorry to go off topic but does anyone know any sites with photos from the italian invasion of Ethiopia before the star of WWII. You can PM the links if you wish.

Thanks, Dennis

[littlefrench]

Nice pics woot