November 4th, 2018 marks the centenary of the end of the First World War, signed the day before at Villa Giusti, near Padua and thus marking the Italian victory in the conflict that had seen the country oppose the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Apart from celebrating the unification of Italy, the date was also dedicated to the Armed Forces of the country, and to the memory of all the Italians who sacrificed their lives in the conflict.
The Day of National Unity and the Armed Forces was established in 1919 and has seen all the various historical phases of the country up to now. In 1921, the anniversary was the setting for the burial of the Unknown Soldier, near the Altare della Patria, in Rome. After the Second World War, however, it regained its original character, which had momentarily been altered, returning to be the official celebration of the Italian Armed Forces as well as National Unity, which had come about thanks to the victorious war against the Austrian forces, freeing Trento and Trieste. For this reason the Great War is also called the 4th National War of Independence, as well as the completion of the Risorgimento.
