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{{Short description, Italian military rank The muntaz was a military rank of the Italian colonial troops, equivalent to the rank of corporal in the Italian Royal Army Regio Esercito. The muntaz is placed by rank under the Bulucbasci. He served as a squad commander in the colonial units and was chosen amongst the askaris who could read and write Italian .


Badge of Rank

The badge of rank of a muntaz consisted of a gallon of red wool fabric, in the shape of a corner, with the tip pointing toward the shoulder, with a black triangular undercloth. Moreover, a muntaz wore a star and a gallon on his
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, with the base parallel to the lower edge of the hat itself. On the badge there were also marks of long service and merit (the Crown of Savoy) as a badge of merit for promotion in war, and the frieze of specialty (gunner, chosen gunner, musician, trumpeter, drummer, saddler, farrier) and the badge for injury in war. A muntaz of the zaptié in the full dress wore also white and black ostrich feathers on his hat.


History

During the
Battle of Gondar The Battle of Gondar or Capture of Gondar was the last stand of the Italian forces in Italian East Africa during the Second World War. The battle took place in November 1941, during the East African Campaign. Gondar was the main town of Amhara in ...
distinguished himself a muntaz
Unatù Endisciau Unatù Endisciau was an Ethiopian soldier who served in the Italian Army during World War II. He was one of only two colonial subjects to be awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor, Italy's highest award for bravery. Unatù served as a Munt ...
who refusing to surrender to the British following the capitulation of the Debra Tabor outpost, passed the enemy lines and reached the Italian ones rescuing in the same the pennant of the LXXII zaptié (I° Gruppo Carabinieri) Battalion. Mortally wounded in fulfilling the mission, he was the only soldier of color awarded with the Italian Gold Medal of Military Valor. Articolo di Arnaldo Grilli sui primi due anni di Seconda guerra mondiale, 16-09-2008
The armament of the muntaz was the same of a common ''ascari''.


See also

* Bands (Italian Army irregulars) *
Eritrean Ascari The Royal Corps Of Eritrean Colonial Troops were indigenous soldiers from Eritrea, who were enrolled as askaris in the Royal Corps of Colonial Troops (''Regio Corpo di Truppe Coloniali'') of the Royal Italian Army (''Regio Esercito'') during the pe ...
* Dubats * Italian Empire * Zaptié


Notes


Bibliography

*AA.VV. ''Enciclopedia Militare'', Edizioni de Il Popolo d'Italia, 1937, Roma *AA.VV. ''Eserciti & Battaglie'', voll. 1, 29, 30, 31, 32, Hobby&Work 1999 *Philip Jowett, Stephen Andrew, ''Italian Army, 1940-1945'', vol. 2, Osprey Publishing, coll. Men-at-arms *Riccardo Busetto, ''Il dizionario militare'', Zanichelli, 2004, Bologna


External links


Regolamento e istruzione sulla divisa RR. Corpi Truppe Coloniali (1929)
Military ranks of Italy