Italian Military Parade of 1926 - Show of Might through Rome | 16mm Film Scan

This film is a ~350ft silent home movie dating to 1926 of a massive military parade through Rome, Italy. It was shot by Thomas Corrigan Bourke on the hand-crank Cine-Kodak Model A camera. The footage is entirely of the parade, starting off with cavalry fully suited in armor and plumed helmets, followed by infantry, bicycle infantry and bands.

Also showcases a number of artillery regiments/units, with some massive naval type guns and truck mounted howitzers. A number of Fiat 3000 (Renault FT-17 based) tanks are shown as well. I am unsure of what specific parade this is.

Italian Military History is certainly not my field of expertise, please feel free to correct or provide any additional information.

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Music is period Italian pieces from the 1920s I added, from the Library of Congress:

Gloria D'Italia - Banda Sinfonica
Lotta Musicale - Salvatore Minichini's Italian Royal Marine Band
La Regina del Mare - Salvatore Minichini's Italian Royal Marine Band
I Diavoli Rossi - Salvatore Minichini's Italian Royal Marine Band
Marcia Orientale - Salvatore Minichini's Italian Royal Marine Band

0:00 Parade begins, Cavalry
1:15 Infantry
7:02 Bicycle Infantry (Bersaglieri?)
8:12 Cavalry
10:06 Horse Artillery/Cavalry
11:44 Fiat 3000 Tanks
12:34 Trucks (Mounted 76/40 Naval gun?)
13:13 Further Large Artillery

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