Medal of Military Valor Battle of Santa Lucia, 6 May 1848 – the Carabinieri Corps was awarded its first Bronze Medal of Military Valor Battle of Custoza, 24–25 July 1848 Battle of Custoza, 24 June 1866 Capture of Rome, 20 September 1870 (together with the Bersaglieri) For its contributions during the First World War, the Corps was awarded its first Gold Medal of Military Valor In World War II, Carabinieri fought in the following battles: Battle of Klisoura on the Greek-Albanian front from 16 to 30 December 1940 Bronze Medal of Military Valor Battle at Cafe Struga on the Albanian-Yugoslav front on 18 April 1941 Battle of Culqualber (Ethiopia), 6 August-21 November 1941 – Corps was awarded its second Gold Medal of Military Valor From 1943 to 1945, the Carabinieri were accountable to the Control Commission of the Allied Military Government (AMGOT). Their reorganization and reform was organized by Colonel Arthur Young, a British police officer seconded as Director of Public Safety and Director of Security. Uniforms The Carabinieri, as a military and police force have various uniforms for different functions. For each type of uniform there are seasonal variants and (except for service, combat and historical) versions for men and women. How, when and why they are to be worn is dictated by the "R-11 "REGULATION ON UNIFORMS FOR THE CARABINIERI ARMA" published by the Carabinieri General Command in 1988. The uniforms of the Carabinieri are divided into: historical and ceremonial ordinary, service, representative, (for marshals, brigadiers, appointees and carabinieri) GUI / GUE, (for officers) operational, gymnastic. Those of service, representation and GUI / GUE are a derivation of the ordinary. History Originally, the Carabinieri were issued a distinctive uniform in black with silver braid around the collar and cuffs, edges trimmed in scarlet and epaulettes in silver. The mounted division had white fringes, and the infantry had light blue. Their headgear was a distinctive bicorne, popularly called the lucerna (in use only for historical uniform and ceremonies). They still use a version of the historic uniform today for ceremonies. Design The uniform that the Gendarmerie wore in 1814 consisted of a turquoise fabric buttoned suit with a blue collar and padded gloves. Since 1822, some small changes have been made to the uniform. Officials and Marshals had silver swords and sabres, both in a black leather scabbard. At the beginning of the 20th Century, the rules of the